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When Viktor Navorski arrives at JFK airport in New York, little does he realise that his life is about to get very complicated. Having left a country that has just declared war he now finds that he is unable to enter the United States or depart from it. Stuck in the airport he adapts to his new surroundings and finds friends and romance.

Product Identifiers

ProducerLaurie Macdonald, Steven Spielberg, Walter F. Parkes

EAN5050583017792

eBay Product ID (ePID)44139520

Product Key Features

ActorCatherine Zeta-Jones, Tom Hanks

Film/TV TitleThe Terminal

DirectorSteven Spielberg

LanguageEnglish

Run Time129 Mins

Aspect Ratio1.85 Anamorphic Wide Screen

Release Year2005

FormatDVD

FeaturesWidescreen, Closed Caption

GenreGeneral, Comedy

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs1

Certificate12A/12

Hearing ImpairedEnglish

Additional InformationViktor Navorksi (Tom Hanks) falls into a bureaucratic crack in the system when his plane lands at New York's JFK airport from the fictitious country of Krakozhia. Unbeknownst to Navorski, his country fell prey to a military coup while he was in flight, causing it to be wiped from the map. This effectively renders his passport null and void, meaning he cannot legally enter America, nor return to his now nonexistent home. Barely able to speak English, the hapless Navorski is offered a sanctuary of sorts by kindly staff who allow him to freely inhabit the airport. With little money to his name, Navorski has to quickly shed his feelings of displacement, confusion, and alienation to survive. Fortunately he has a resourceful nature, and makes a meagre amount of money for food by returning baggage carts. As time passes he becomes more comfortable with his surroundings, even finding time to pursue a passing stewardess, Amelia (Catherine Zeta-Jones), who has captured his heart. But airport denizens such as customs chief Frank Dixon (Stanley Tucci), who is a constant thorn in Navorski's side, remind him of his outsider status throughout the ordeal. Director Steven Spielberg uses the airport setting of THE TERMINAL to represent a microcosmic view of the immigrant experience in American society. Drawing on a fine performance from Hanks, and a supporting cast who provide plenty of laughs, Spielberg handles some delicate subject matter with an acute sensitivity, providing a heartfelt tale in the process.

ReviewsNews Of The World - Superb, Tom Hanks at his Oscar-winning best, Heat - Funny and exciting

ScreenwriterSacha Gervasi

Sound sourceDolby Digital 5.1\DTS 5.1

Movie/TV TitleThe Terminal