Bronson

MOVIE DESCRIPTION:

The notorious life of the U.K.'s "most violent prisoner" serves as the subject of Pusher Trilogy director Nicolas Winding Refn's brutal biopic. Born Michael Peterson but later renamed by his fight promoter, Charles Bronson's sole ambition in life was to become famous. Surmising that the fastest means of accomplishing his goal with such limited opportunities was to cultivate a stylized persona as a hardened criminal, the ambitious do-badder embraced a desperate existence of extreme savagery. But who is the real man behind the warped persona? Seeing as how 28 of Bronson's 34 years behind bars were spent in solitary confinement, that's a difficult question to answer. The terror of the legend comes to vivid life, however, as director Refn explores the twisted alternate reality created by Bronson, and highlights precisely how the controversial criminal staged himself within that anarchistic world. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

DVD FEATURES:

• Region: 1
• Number of Discs: 1
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 (Theatre Wide Screen)
• Audio: Dolby Digital Stereo
• Screen: Color
• Features:
  • Charles Bronson Monologues
  • Making of Bronson
  • Training Tom Hardy
  • Interviews with: Nicolas Winding Refn (Co-Writer/Director), Tom Hardy (Actor), Matt King (Actor)
  • Behind the Scenes Footage
  • Trailer
  • cc

AWARDS

• CineVegas International Film Festival

•     Film Presented - 2009

• Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

•     Film Presented - 2009

• London Film Festival

•     Film Presented - 2008

• Los Angeles Film Festival

•     Film Presented - 2009

• Rotterdam International Film Festival

•     Film Presented - 2009

• Seattle International Film Festival

•     Film Presented - 2009

• Sundance Film Festival

•     Film Presented - 2009

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Cast:

  
       Tom Hardy - Michael Peterson/Charles Bronson
       Hugh Ross - Uncle Jack
       Juliet Oldfield - Alison
       Jonny Phillips - Prison Governor
       James Lance - Art Teacher
       Amanda Burton - Michael Peterson's Mother
       Matt King - Paul Daniels (Boxing Promoter)
       Kelly Adams - Irene

• Director:

  Nicolas Winding Refn

• Producer:

  Rupert Preston, Danny Hansford

• Screenwriter:

  Nicolas Winding Refn, Brock Norman Brock

• Cinematographer:

  Larry Smith

• Musical Direction/Supervision:

  Lol Hammond

• Editor:

  Mat Newman

• Production Designer:

  Adrian Smith

• Art Director:

  Jane Levick

• Co-producer:

  Jane Hooks

• Executive Producer:

  James Richardson, Kate Ogborn, Allan Niblo, Nick Love, Thorir S. Sigurjónsson, Rob Morgan, Simon Fawcett, Paul Martin, Suzanne Alizart

• Costume Designer:

  Sian Jenkins

• Makeup:

  Niamh Morrison

• First Assistant Director:

  Jamie MacDermott

• Casting Director:

  Des Hamilton

• Stunts Coordinator:

  Julian Spencer

• Sound Recordist:

  Tim Barker