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Two men, an AIDS sufferer and a black lawyer, launch an historic struggle against society's ignorance and intolerance towards AIDS. Tom Hanks won an Academy Award for his masterful performance and he is ably supported by Washington and Robbards.

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EAN5050630988211

eBay Product ID (ePID)16048555176

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Film/TV TitlePhiladelphia

ActorAntonio Banderas, Denzel Washington, Mary Steenburgen, Tom Hanks, Tracey Walter, Joanne Woodward, Jason Robards

DirectorJonathan Demme

FormatBlu-ray

LanguageEnglish

Release Year2018

FeaturesUhd

Run Time125 Mins

GenreDrama, General

Additional Product Features

Certificate12A/12

Number of Discs2

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America

ReviewsEntertainment Weekly - ...As a piece of moviemaking PHILADELPHIA often works wonderfully well..., Premiere - "...Landmark..." - Recommended, Sight and Sound - ...A moving experience....PHILADELPHIA is successful because it is intelligent, sensitive and committed...

Consumer AdviceContains moderate sex references

Additional InformationAfter a solid track record and a much-deserved promotion, Andrew Beckett (Tom Hanks), a handsome, upwardly mobile Philadelphia lawyer, loses his high-paying corporate job when he starts developing full-blown AIDS. Though Andrew's firm attributes his dismissal to his supposedly poor performance, he knows otherwise, and he won't accept the firm's discrimination lying down. Andrew will do whatever is necessary to prosecute. But when nine other lawyers refuse to help him, Andrew reluctantly hires Joe Miller (Denzel Washington), a showy, homophobic, ambulance-chasing lawyer whose first reaction to the news that Andrew has AIDS is to rush to the doctor and have himself checked. Despite Joe's fear and dislike of gays, he and Andrew discover they've got quite a bit in common, and they decide they're going to fight to the finish. The result is an emotionally potent drama that doesn't flinch from exposing the long-term effects of the disease on Beckett and his friends and family. Jonathan Demme directs and Bruce Springstein sings the title song, 'Streets of Philadelphia,' part of an Academy Award-winning score.

Movie/TV TitlePhiladelphia

ComposerHoward Shore

Sound sourceDolby Digital

AwardsBest Actor In A Leading Role 1994 - Tom Hanks