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Richard is a young traveller who is addicted to nicotine, video games and Vietnam War movies. In a Bangkok hotel he is given a map which leads him to a legendary island paradise... Based on the book by Alex Garland.

Product Identifiers

ProducerCallum Mcdougall, Andrew Macdonald

EAN5039036004022

eBay Product ID (ePID)3944795

Product Key Features

ActorLeonardo DiCaprio, Daniel York, Tilda Swinton, Guillaume Canet, Virginie Ledoyen, Robert Carlyle

Film/TV TitleThe Beach

DirectorDanny Boyle

LanguageEnglish

Subtitle LanguageCzech\Danish\English\Finnish\Hebrew\Hungarian\Icelandic\Norwegian\Polish\Portuguese\Swedish

Run Time115 Mins

Aspect Ratio16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen\2.35 Wide Screen

Release Year2000

FormatDVD

FeaturesWidescreen, Closed Caption, With Subtitles, Directors Commentary\Theatrical Trailer\Music Video\Deleted Scenes\Cast And Crew Biographies\Original Artwork

GenreDrama, General

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs1

Certificate15

ComposerAngelo Badalamenti

Art DirectorRod McLean

Costume DesignerRachael Fleming

Sound sourceDolby Surround 5.1

Director of PhotographyDarius Khondji

Hearing ImpairedEnglish

Production DesignerAndrew McAlpine

Additional InformationLeonardo DiCaprio stars in this high-charged tale of survival, based on the popular novel by Alex Garland. He portrays Richard, a traveling American who wants nothing more than to experience life completely. Backpacking in Thailand, he gets more than he bargained for when he discovers a seemingly utopian island that is protected by a weapon-yielding gang. Throw into the mix an affair with a beautiful young French woman (Virginie Ledoyen) and dangerous drug smugglers and the situation becomes even more dangerous. Director Danny Boyle (TRAINSPOTTING, SHALLOW GRAVE) turns up the energy to an almost unbearable level, making for an exhilarating ride.

ReviewsRolling Stone - ...THE BEACH is colorful and exciting....DiCaprio delivers strongly..., Total Film - ...Wonderfully lush....[The soundtrack] perfectly complements the photography, and the central performances are spot-on..., Entertainment Weekly - ... [DiCaprio] goes APOCALYPSE NOW Brando, launching the most inspired sequence of this ambling meditation on paradise and innocence lost..., Variety - ...Visually resplendent...

ScreenwriterJohn Hodge

AuthorAlex Garland

Format DescriptionDVD 9

EditorMasahiro Hirakubo

Movie/TV TitleThe Beach