| Notes: | Opera, based on the hijacking by Palestinian terrorists of the Mediterranean cruise ship Achille Lauro.
Durations: 119 min. (opera); 47 min. (filming "The death of Klinghoffer")
Special features: filming "The death of Klinghoffer"; director's commentary.
"Award-winning British film-maker Penny Woolcock, working with the composer, has ingeniously reworked the original, using techniques afforded by film to imbue the narrative with realism. Whilst the main action is shot on location in the Mediterranean, actual and recreated archive footage tells the broader story of the characters before and after the hijacking"--Container.
Program notes, synopsis, and biographical notes on the composer, director, and performers (18 p.) inserted in container.
Director of photography, Graham Smith ; production designer, John Ellis.
Sanford Sylvan (Leon Klinghoffer) ; Yvonne Howard (Marilyn Klinghoffer) ; Christopher Maltman (Captain) ; Tom Randle (Molqi) ; Kamel Boutros (Mamoud) ; Leigh Melrose (Rambo) ; Emil Marwa (Omar) (sung by Susan Bickley) ; supporting soloists ; London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus ; John Adams, conductor.
DVD; Dolby digital stereo; digital 5.1 surround.
Sung in English; subtitles (opera only) in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish.
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