Chicago

Resource Information

The work Chicago represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Hamilton East Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Chicago

Statement of responsibility

a Producer Circle Co. production ; a Zadan/Meron production ; a Miramax Films production ; produced by Martin Richards ; screenplay by Bill Condon ; directed by Rob Marshall

Contributor

• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm)
• Miramax Films
• Miramax Home Entertainment (Firm)
• Producer Circle Company
• Zadan/Meron (Firm)
• Baranski, Christine
• Chtchelkanova, Ekaterina
• Condon, Bill, 1955-
• Diggs, Taye
• Ebb, Fred
• Elfman, Danny
• Faye, Denise
• Feore, Colm, 1958-
• Fosse, Bob, 1927-1987
• Gere, Richard, 1949-
• Goodwin, Deidre
• Kander, John
• Liu, Lucy, 1968-
• Marshall, Rob
• Misner, Susan, 1971-
• Mýa, 1979-
• Queen Latifah, 1970-
• Reilly, John C., 1965-
• Watkins, Maurine
• West, Dominic, 1969-
• Zellweger, Renée, 1969-
• Zeta-Jones, Catherine, 1969-

Subject

• Chicago (Ill.)
• Fame -- Drama
• Feature films
• Murderers -- Drama
• Musical films
• Singers -- Drama
• Trials (Murder) -- Drama
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Genre

• Drama
• Feature films
• Musical films
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Language

• eng
• fre
• eng
• spa
• eng

Summary

At a time when crimes of passion result in celebrity headlines, nightclub sensation Velma Kelly and spotlight-seeking Roxie Hart both find themselves on Chicago's famed Murderess Row

Awards note

Academy Awards, 2003: Best Motion Picture of the Year (Marty Richards) ; Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role (Catherine Zeta-Jones) ; Best Achievement in Editing (Martin Walsh) ; Best Achievement in Costume Design (Colleen Atwood) ; Best Achievement in Art Direction (John Myhre, Gordon Sim) ; Best Achievement in Sound (Michael Minkler, Dominic Tavella, David Lee)

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Music by John Kander ; lyrics by Fred Ebb ; director of photography, Dion Beebe ; production designer, John Myhre ; editor, Martin Walsh ; costume designer, Colleen Atwood ; choreographed by Rob Marshall ; original score music by Danny Elfman

Intended audience

MPAA rating: PG-13

Language note

In English with French track ; with English and Spanish subtitles ; closed-captioned

PerformerNote

Renee Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Richard Gere, Queen Latifah, John C. Reily, Lucy Liu, Taye Diggs, Colm Feore ; Christine Baranski, Dominic West, Mya Harrison, Deidre Goodwin, Denise Faye, Ekaterina Chtchelkanova, Susan Misner

Runtime

113

Technique

live action