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LAPD detective, Will Dormer, hunts down the person responsible for the gruesome murder of a 17 year old girl.

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ProducerPaul Junger Witt, Andrew A. Kosove, Edward L. Mcdonnell, Broderick Johnson

EAN5017188886963

eBay Product ID (ePID)3960224

Product Key Features

ActorAl Pacino, Nicky Katt, Maura Tierney, Paul Dooley, Martin Donovan, Jonathan Jackson, Hilary Swank, Robin Williams

Film/TV TitleInsomnia

DirectorChristopher Nolan

Release Year2003

FormatDVD

LanguageEnglish

FeaturesDeleted Scene\Production Interview - 1. 180 DEGREES: A Conversation with Christopher Nolan and Al Pacino\Audio Commentaries - 1. Christopher Nolan - Director\2. Hilary Swank - Star\Making-of - 1. DAY FOR NIGHT: Making of INSOMNIA\Featurette - 1. IN THE FOG: Cinematography and Production Design\Documentary - 1. EYES WIDE OPEN: The Insomniac's World\Stills\Photos - 1. FROM THE EVIDENCE ROOM

GenreThriller, General

Run Time118 Mins

Additional Product Features

Certificate15

Number of Discs1

ComposerDavid Julyan

Production DesignerNathan Crowley

Executive ProducerSteven Soderbergh, George Clooney, Tony Thomas

Additional InformationIn a remote Alaskan town called Nightmute, the murder of a teenage girl has shocked the tight-knit community. The Los Angeles Police Department sends two of its cops--both under investigation by Internal Affairs--to try to solve the crime in Christopher Nolan's film based on Erik Skjoldbjaerg's 1997 Norwegian version starring Stellan Skarsgard. The experienced, weathered Will Dormer (Al Pacino) has nothing in life except for the police force; his younger partner Hap (Martin Donovan) has a family to support and is willing to turn state's evidence to protect them. Local cop Ellie Burr (Hilary Swank) is excited to work with her hero Dormer--until she starts uncovering some questionable situations. It isn't long before Dormer finds the murderer--reclusive writer Walter Finch, played with subtle nuance by Robin Williams--but Finch knows a secret that could bring Dormer down. Director Nolan, who stunned audiences with 2001's inventive MEMENTO, here crafts an atmospheric psychological thriller bathed in whites and grays. The acting is uniformly excellent, especially Pacino's performance as a cop on the edge and Williams' soft-spoken, low-rent crime novelist. Because it never gets dark in Alaska at this time of year, Dormer (a play off the Spanish word "dormir," which means "to sleep") is unable to fall asleep, light always streaming into his hotel room--watching him slowly unravel is one of the film's many treats.

ReviewsNew York Times - ...Intensely sharp-witted....The anomalous proliferation of scenic beauty gives Mr. Nolan irony to play with, and he uses it spectacularly..., Sight and Sound - ...Nolan her proves his assurance in handling a much bigger picture in every respect..., Total Film - ...Highly involving....[Nolan's] expanding talent is undeniable..., Rolling Stone - ...Thoughtful, gripping and steeped in action....It's taut, tense and terrific..., Los Angeles Times - ...Nolan once again displays an unmistakable visual confidence and a feeling for bravura moments..., Box Office - ...A superior version of an already very good film....[With] spectacular overhead cinematography..., Movieline - ...[INSOMNIA] has a marvelous sense of place....Al Pacino bares the soul of this agonized tragic figure; it's one of his most memorable performances..., Variety - ...INSOMNIA is a gripping, highly dramatic thriller that more than confirms the distinctive talent of young Brit helmer Christopher Nolan...

ScreenwriterHillary Seitz

AuthorErik Skjoldbjaerg, Nikolaj Frobenius

Sound sourceDolby Digital 5.1

EditorDody Dorn

Movie/TV TitleInsomnia

Director of PhotographyWally Pfister