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News Of The World (2020)
DVD (1 discs
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Blu-ray (1 discs
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Digital ✓
Genre: Drama
Aspect Ratio: Wide
Sound: DD 5.1
Academy Awards:
4 Nominations
Synopsis
More often than not, the people we're asked to help end up helping us find our own way home. Paul Greengrass' "News of the World," adapted from Paulette Jiles' novel, stars Tom Hanks as Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd, a Civil War veteran who travels from town to town in 1870 Texas, reading the news aloud to paying crowds. On the road, he comes across Johanna (Helena Zengel), a 10-year-old girl raised by the Kiowa after her parents were killed years earlier. Now being returned to her aunt and uncle against her will, she speaks no English and trusts no one. Kidd reluctantly agrees to escort her across the Texas plains, and their journey becomes a fight for survival against both human and natural dangers. The bond that forms between them is the real story.
Cast
Tom Hanks
Ray McKinnon
Mare Winningham
Helena Zengel
Tom Astor
Travis Johnson
Andy Kastelic
Jeffrey Ware
Chris Bylsma
Justin Tade
Darrin Giossi
Brenden Wedner
Elizabeth Marvel
Michael Angelo Covino
Director
Paul Greengrass
Awards & Nominations
- Oscar Nominee: Best Achievement in Production Design
- Oscar Nominee: Best Cinematography
- Oscar Nominee: Best Music, Original Music Score
- Oscar Nominee: Best Sound
Keywords
Action
Adventure
Drama
Technical Specifications
Audio Languages
English, French, Spanish
Subtitle Languages
English, French, Spanish
Special Features
- Audio commentary
- Deleted/extended scenes
- Featurettes/Behind-The-Scenes/Documentaries
- Partners: Tom Hanks and Helena Zengel
- Western Action
- Paul Greengrass Makes News Of The World
- The Kiowa
- Feature Commentary With Co-Writer/Director Paul Greengrass