Other author/creator | Close, Glenn, 1947- |
Other author/creator | Malkovich, John. |
Other author/creator | Pfeiffer, Michelle, 1957- |
Other author/creator | Kurtz, Swoosie. |
Other author/creator | Reeves, Keanu. |
Other author/creator | Natwick, Mildred, 1905-1994. |
Other author/creator | Thurman, Uma. |
Other author/creator | Frears, Stephen. |
Other author/creator | Heyman, Norma. |
Other author/creator | Moonjean, Hank, 1930-2012 |
Other author/creator | Hampton, Christopher, 1946- Dangerous liaisons. |
Other author/creator | Laclos, Choderlos de, 1741-1803. Liaisons dangereuses. |
Other author/creator | Warner Bros. |
Other author/creator | Lorimar Film Entertainment. |
Other author/creator | NFH Limited. |
Other author/creator | Warner Home Video (Firm) |
Uniform title | Dangerous liaisons (Motion picture) |
Abstract |
Set in 18th century France, this is the story of two bored aristocrats and the havoc they wreak when they play dangerous games with people's lives. The beautiful widow Merteuil challenges rakish Valmont to seduce a virtuous young married woman, never suspecting that he would violate his personal credo and fall in love. |
General note | Originally released as a motion picture in 1988. |
General note | Based on the play by Christopher Hampton ; adapted from the novel Les liaisons dangereuses / by Choderlos De Laclos. |
Credits | Director of photography, Philippe Rousselot ; editor, Mick Audsley ; music, George Fenton. |
Cast |
Glenn Close, John Malkovich, Michelle Pfeiffer, Swoosie Kurtz, Keanu Reeves, Mildred Natwick, Uma Thurman. |
Spec. audience char. |
Rated R. |
Technical details | DVD. |
Language | English or dubbed French; optional subtitles in English, French and Spanish; closed-captioned for the hearing impaired. |
Awards note | Academy Awards, 1988: Best Writing (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium) (Christopher Hampton); Best Art Direction (Art Direction: Stuart Craig; Set Decoration: Gerard James); Best Costume Design (James Acheson). |
Genre/form | Film adaptations. |
Genre/form | Fiction films. |
Genre/form | Feature films. |
Genre/form | Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
ISBN | 0790732777 |
ISBN | 9780790732770 |
UPC |
085391187226 |
Publisher number | 11872 Warner Home Video |