Philomena

DVD 2014

Based on the 2009 investigative book by BBC correspondent Martin Sixsmith, The Lost Child of Philomena Lee, Philomena focuses on the efforts of Philomena Lee (Dench), mother to a boy conceived out of wedlock--something her Irish-Catholic community didn't have the highest opinion of--and given away for adoption in the United States. In following church doctrine, she was forced to sign a contract that wouldn't allow for any sort of inquiry into the...

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1 videodisc (ca. 98 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in

Target Audience Note:

CHVR: PG

Notes:

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Based on a true story and the adaptation of the 2009 book "The lost child of Philomena Lee."
Originally released as a motion picture in 2013
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Judi Dench, Steve Coogan, Mare Winningham, Michaelle Fairley, Sophie Kennedy Clark, Simone Lahbib
DVD, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital
For private home use only
Audio tracks and subtitles in English and French; Subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

Control Number:

989680

UPC:

774212109102

Other Authors:

BBC Films
Coogan, Steve
Dench, Judi, 1934-
Entertainment One (Firm : Canada)
Fairley, Michelle
Frears, Stephen
Kennedy Clark, Sophie, 1989-
Lahbib, Simone, 1965-
Sixsmith, Martin. Lost child of Philomena Lee. DVD
Winningham, Mare

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