Loosely based on Homer's "Odyssey", three escaped chain gang convicts have to travel home to try and recover buried loot from a bank heist. Along the way they meet up with some strange characters.
1 videodisc (107 minutes) : sound, colour ; 4 3/4 inches polychrome digital optical surround DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0 wide screen HDTV video file Blu-ray video region A
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Canadian Home Video Rating: PG
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Originally released as a motion picture in 2000 Special features: The making of O Brother, Where Art Thou?; two storyboard-to-scene comparisons; "I am a man of constant sorrow" music video; theatrical trailer Inspired by Homer's "Odyssey" Director of photography, Roger Deakins ; film editors, Roderick Jaynes, Tricia Cooke ; music by T. Bone Burnett ; costume designer, Mary Zophres ; production designer, Dennis Gassner George Clooney, John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson, Charles Durning, John Goodman, Michael Badalucco, Holly Hunter Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (2.35:1 aspect ratio) ; DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0 For private home use only Includes audio tracks in English and Spanish with optional subtitles in English, French and Spanish Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing Golden Globe, Best performance by an actor in a motion picture, Comedy/Musical (2001) Sierra Award, Best Cinematography (2000)
