Al Pacino stars as detective Dormer who is looking for the culprits who made him take the blame for a crime. The internal affairs office in Los Angeles meanwhile sends him to Alaska to investigate the death of a 17 year old. The film is a remake of the 1997 Norwegian film of the same name.
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Al Pacino | Will Dormer |
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Martin Donovan | Hap Eckhart |
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Oliver 'Ole' Zemen | Pilot |
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Hilary Swank | Ellie Burr |
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Paul Dooley | Chief Nyback |
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Nicky Katt | Fred Duggar |
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Larry Holden | Farrell |
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Jay Brazeau | Francis |
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Lorne Cardinal | Rich |
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James Hutson | Officer #1 |
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Andrew Campbell | Officer #2 |
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Paula Shaw | Coroner |
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Crystal Lowe | Kay Connell |
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Tasha Simms | Mrs. Connell |
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Maura Tierney | Rachel Clement |
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Jonathan Jackson | Randy Stetz |
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Malcolm Boddington | Principal |
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Katharine Isabelle | Tanya Francke |
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Robin Williams | Walter Finch |
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Kerry Sandomirsky | Trish Eckhart |
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Chris Gauthier | Uniformed Officer |
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Ian Tracey | Warfield |
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Kate Robbins | Woman on the Road |
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Emily Perkins | Girl at Funeral |
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Dean Wray | Ticket Taker |
| Director | Christopher Nolan |
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| Writer | Hillary Seitz, Nikolaj Frobenius, Erik Skjoldbjærg | |
| Producer | George Clooney, Ben Cosgrove, Broderick Johnson, Paul Junger Witt, Andrew A. Kosove, Edward L. McDonnell, Kim Roth, Charles J.D. Schlissel, Steven Soderbergh, Emma Thomas, Tony Thomas, Steven P. Wegner | |
| Musician | David Julyan | |
| Photography | Wally Pfister | |
| Packaging | Snap Case |
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| Nr Discs | 1 |
| Screen Ratios | Anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1) Theatrical Widescreen (2.35:1) |
| Audio Tracks | Dolby Digital 5.1 [English] Dolby Digital 5.1 [French] |
| Subtitles | English (Closed Captioned) | French | Spanish |
| Layers | Single side, Dual layer |
| Edition Release Date | Apr 29, 2003 |
| Regions | Region 1 |
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| Quantity | 1 |
| Index | 771 |
| Added Date | Mar 10, 2012 13:58:31 |
| Modified Date | Jun 12, 2022 00:32:59 |
Story Synopsis:
On a special assignment to investigate the murder of a girl in a small Alaska town, veteran LAPD detective Will Dormer (Pacino) accidentally shoots his partner while trying to apprehend the suspect (Williams) in a thick fog. Instead of telling the truth, the detective uses the suspect as a scapegoat. But just as soon as his scapegoat becomes an unlikely alibi, the ever-shining Midnight Sun wreaks a severe case of Insomnia upon Dormer-multiplying the emotional complexity and guilt over his partner's death-and his investigation begins to falter. Based on the 1997 Scandinavian film "Insomnia" directed by Erik Skjoldbjaerg. (Suzanne Hodges)
DVD Picture:
The anamorphically enhanced 2.35:1 DVD offers excellent sharpness and detail, with well balanced shadow delineation and contrast. Colors are rich, with appropriate stylizations to enhance certain moods for the storytelling. Fleshtones appear natural and blacks are deep and solid. The pivotal chase through the thick fog is depicted with smooth images and little bothersome pixelization. Edge enhancement can be quite annoying when present. (Suzanne Hodges)
Soundtrack:
The Dolby Digital 5.1 audio presentation doesn't necessarily call for prominent, very aggressive surround usage, yet the utilization of envelopment is both dramatic and effective. The music score, which has been nicely recorded, carries much of the dimensionality, with a nicely immersive spatial character. It also can have a nice deep bass foundation with .1 LFE activity. Chapter 9 features an especially effective instance of the role of subtle atmosphere in the creation of an uneasy, suspenseful situation. The dialogue is particularly clear in nature, having been well-produced, and sounds impressively natural in tonality and spatial placement. (Perry Sun)
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