Invictus

Carlin, John, 1956- (Added Author). Eastwood, Clint, 1930- (Added Author). Damon, Matt. (Added Author). Freeman, Morgan. (Added Author). Matt Damon and Morgan Freeman. (Cast).

Summary: "He was imprisoned 27 years for his heroic fight against apartheid. So what does Nelson Mandela do after he is elected president of South Africa? He rejects revenge, forgives his oppressors and finds hope of national unity in an unlikely place: the rugby field. Clint Eastwood (the National Board of Review's 2009 Best Director choice) powerfully directs an uplifting film about a team and a people inspired to greatness. In a performance that won him NBR's Best Actor Award and an Oscar nomination, Morgan Freeman portrays Mandela, who asks the national rugby team captain (Best Supporting Actor Oscar nominee Matt Damon) and his underdog squad to do the impossible and win the World Cup. One team, one country. The universal language of sports has never spoken so thrillingly as in Eastwood's Invictus."--Container.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (133 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
videodisc
videorecording
Publisher: Burbank, Calif. : Warner Home Video, c2010.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Based on the book "Playing the enemy" by John Carlin. DVD release of the 2009 motion picture. Special features: Matt Damon plays rugby ; Invictus music trailer ; Vision, courage, and honor: Clint Eastwood and the power of a true story ; Mandela meets Morgan ; The Eastwood factor. Widescreen version. Presented in a “letterbox” widescreen format preserving "the scope" aspect ratio of its original theatrical exhibition. Enhanced for widescreen TVs.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Produced by Lori McCreary, Robert Lorenz, Mace Neufeld ; produced and directed by Clint Eastwood.
Participant or Performer Note:	Matt Damon and Morgan Freeman.
Awards Note:	Heartland Truly Moving Picture Award.