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The plot against America
Uniform Title
Plot against America (Television program)
Title
The plot against America / created by David Simon & Ed Burns ; RK Films ; Annapurna Television ; Blown Deadline Productions ; a presentation of Home Box Office.
Publication
[New York, N.Y.] : Home Box Office, [2020]
Distribution
Burbank, CA : Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (366 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Notes
Title from disc surface.
Originally broadcast as a television mini-series.
"An HBO limited series."
Based on the novel by Philip Roth.
Wide screen.
Special features: behind-the-scenes look with the cast and crews; "Why plot now?", the creators discuss the timing of this project
Producer, Claire M. Shanley ; executive producers, Joe Roth, Jeffrey Kirschenbaum, Megan Ellison, Sue Naegle, Susan Goldberg, Ed Burns, Nina K. Noble, David Simon ; directed by Minkie Spiro, Thomas Schlamme ; written by Ed Burns, David Simon, Reena Rexrode ; director of photography, Martin Ahlgren ; editor, Joe Hobeck.
English dialogue; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Summary
The Levins are a working-class Jewish family in Newark, New Jersey in an Alternate America during WWII, observing the political rise of aviation hero Charles Lindbergh, a xenophobic populist who captures the presidency in 1940 and turns the nation toward fascism.
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 13, 2022
Credits
Producer, Claire M. Shanley ; executive producers, Joe Roth, Jeffrey Kirschenbaum, Megan Ellison, Sue Naegle, Susan Goldberg, Ed Burns, Nina K. Noble, David Simon ; directed by Minkie Spiro, Thomas Schlamme ; written by Ed Burns, David Simon, Reena Rexrode ; director of photography, Martin Ahlgren ; editor, Joe Hobeck.
Cast
Winona Ryder, Anthony Boyle, Zoe Kazan, Morgan Spector, Michael Kostroff, David Krumholtz, Azhy Robertson, Caleb Malis, Jacob Laval, John Turturro, Ben Cole.
System details note
DVD, wide screen 16x9; Dolby digital 5.1.
Audience
Rating: Not rated.
Contents
Disc 1: Part 1-3
Disc 2: Part 4-6.
Videorecording number
1000776943 HBO
Subjects
Genre/Form
Jewish fiction.
Alternative histories (Television programs)
Television adaptations.
Political television programs.
Fiction television programs.
Alternative histories (Fiction)
Drama.
Political fiction.
Television mini-series.
Television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Television mini-series.
Alternative histories (Television programs)
Political television programs.
Fiction television programs.
Television adaptations.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Also listed under
Roth/Kirschenbaum Films, production company.
Annapurna Television (Firm), production company.
Blow Deadline Productions, production company.
Home Box Office (Firm), publisher, broadcaster.
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