True story
(DVD R-rated) 

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Contributors
Goold, Rupert, film director
Kajganich, David, 1969- screenwriter.
Gardner, Dede, film producer.
Kleiner, Jeremy, film producer.
Katagas, Anthony, film producer.
Published
Beverly Hills, California : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2015]
Status
On Shelf
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Subjects

LC Subjects
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Finkel, Michael -- Drama.
Interviewing -- Drama.
Journalism -- Corrupt practices -- Drama.
Journalists -- United States -- Drama.
Longo, Christian -- Drama.
Murder -- Investigation -- Drama.
Murderers -- Oregon -- Lincoln County -- Drama.
Prisons -- Oregon -- Lincoln County -- Drama.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

More Details

Format
DVD R-rated
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (99 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
024543144182
Notes
General Note
Based on the book by Michael Finkel.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 2015.
General Note
Widescreen (1.85:1)
General Note
Special features: The truth behind True story ; The making of True story ; Who is Christian Longo? ; Mike Finkel featurette ; Director's audio commentary ; gallery.
Creation/Production Credits
Costume designer, Catherine Marie Thomas ; music, Marco Beltrami ; editor, Christopher Tellefsen, Nicolas de Toth ; production designer, Jeremy Hindle ; director of photography, Masanobu Takayanagi.
Participants/Performers
James Franco, Jonah Hill, Felicity Jones, Maria Dizzia, Ethan Suplee, Robert John Burke, Gretchen Mol, Byron Jennings.
Description
After journalist Michael Finkel is fired from The New York Times for embellishing a story, he learns that accused murderer Christian Longo has been claiming to be him. Hoping this story will save his career, Finkel begins interviewing Longo in prison. But soon, the men find themselves in an eerie game of cat and mouse in this psychological drama.
Target Audience
MPAA Rating: R; for language and some disturbing material.
System Details
DVD, NTSC region 1, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1, surround Dolby Digital 2.0.
Language
In English, dubbed Spanish, or dubbed French; Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH); English descriptive audio track for people with visual disabilities.

Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (Style Guide)

Goold, R., Kajganich, D., Gardner, D., Kleiner, J., Katagas, A., Franco, J., Hill, J., Jones, F., Dizzia, M., Suplee, E., Burke, R., Mol, G., Jennings, B., Thomas, C. M., Beltrami, M., Tellefsen, C., De Toth, N., Hindle, J., Takayanagi, M., & Finkel, M. (2015). True story. 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)

Rupert, Goold et al.. 2015. True Story. 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)

Rupert, Goold et al.. True Story. 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2015.

UCL Harvard Citation (Style Guide)

Goold, R., Kajganich, D., Gardner, D., Kleiner, J., Katagas, A., Franco, J. and Hill, J. et al (2015). True story. Beverly Hills, California: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (Style Guide)

Goold, Rupert,, et al. True Story. 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2015.

Note: Citations contain only title, author, edition, and publisher. Only UCL Harvard citations contain the year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of May 2025.

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