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Music Box (1989) (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Berlin International Film Festival
Golden Globes
Oscar Academy Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
Danish ( Subtitles )
English ( DTS 5.1 )
English ( DTS-HD Master Audio )
Finnish ( Subtitles )
Norwegian ( Subtitles )
Swedish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Denmark ( Blu-Ray/Region B )

Running Time:
125 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1989 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Costa-Gavras

Written By:
Joe Eszterhas

Actors:
Jessica Lange ..... Ann Talbot
Armin Mueller-Stahl ..... Mike Laszlo
Frederic Forrest ..... Jack Burke
Donald Moffat ..... Harry Talbot
Lukas Haas ..... Mikey Talbot
Cheryl Lynn Bruce ..... Georgine Wheeler
Mari Töröcsik ..... Magda Zoldan
J.S. Block ..... Judge Silver
Sol Frieder ..... Istvan Boday
Michael Rooker ..... Karchy Laszlo
Elzbieta Czyzewska ..... Melinda Kalman
Magda Szekely Marburg ..... Judit Hollo
Felix Shuman ..... James Nathanson
Michael Shillo ..... Geza Vamos
George Pusep ..... Vladimir Kostav

Synopsis:

This 1989 drama penned by pre-Basic Instinct screenwriter Joe Eszterhas is a powerful tale of family identity and loyalty threatened by a ghost from the Third Reich. Jessica Lange stars as a Chicago criminal attorney whose beloved immigrant father (Armin Mueller-Stahl, in his American film debut) is accused of once having been a monstrous SS officer for Hitler. While Lange's character does a good job defending the old man in court against witnesses who charge him with numerous unspeakable acts, her own certainty that he is innocent slowly crumbles, leaving her with a horrifying personal dilemma. Directed by Costa-Gavras (Z), the film displays some of his distracting tendency toward unnecessarily broad storytelling, but Eszterhas's script is disciplined and moving, and Lange and Mueller-Stahl are stunning in their depiction of a loving relationship deeply shaken by history.

Music Box provides celebrated director Costa-gavras another opportunity to weave a story of nail-biting suspense with frightening political overtones. In this intense courtroom thriller, Chicago attorney Ann Talbot (Jessica Lange) agrees to defend her Hungarian immigrant father mike Laszlo (Armin Mueller-Stahl) against accusations of heinous war crimes committed 50 years earlier. As the trial unfolds, Ann probes for evidence that will not only establish his innocence, but also lay to rest her own agonizing doubts about his past. When a hospitalized witness is suddenly located in Budapest, the trial moves to her father's homeland. Here crucial testimony plus Ann's personal investigation lead to astonishing results.

Hungarian immigrant Mike Laszlo has done well for himself since arriving in the USA nearly 50 years ago. He is particularly proud of his daughter, Ann, a successful lawyer. Following the release of some secret WWII records by the Russians, Mike finds himself accused of being a notorious war criminal. He's convinced it's a communist plot to discredit him and insists that Ann defend him in court.

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