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The plot against America  Cover Image DVD DVD

The plot against America / created by David Simon & Ed Burns ; RK Films ; Annapurna Television ; Blown Deadline Productions ; a presentation of Home Box Office.

Summary:

The Levins are a working-class Jewish family in Newark, New Jersey in an Alternate America during WWII, observing the political rise of aviation hero Charles Lindbergh, a xenophobic populist who captures the presidency in 1940 and turns the nation toward fascism.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (366 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: [New York, New York] : Home Box Office, [2020]
  • Distributor: Burbank, CA : Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., 2020.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Title from disc surface.
Originally broadcast as a television mini-series.
"An HBO limited series."
Based on the novel by Philip Roth.
Wide screen.
Special features: behind-the-scenes look with the cast and crews ; "Why plot now?", the creators discuss the timing of this project.
Formatted Contents Note:
Disc 1: Part 1-3 -- Disc 2: Part 4-6.
Participant or Performer Note:
Winona Ryder, Anthony Boyle, Zoe Kazan, Morgan Spector, Michael Kostroff, David Krumholtz, Azhy Robertson, Caleb Malis, Jacob Laval, John Turturro, Ben Cole.
Target Audience Note:
Rating: Not rated.
System Details Note:
DVD, wide screen 16x9; Dolby digital 5.1.
Language Note:
English dialogue; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Subject: Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974 > Drama.
Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974.
Presidents > United States > Drama.
Presidents > Election > Drama.
Jews > United States > Drama.
Jewish families > Drama.
Antisemitism > Drama.
Antisemitism.
Jewish families.
Jews.
Presidents.
Presidents > Election.
Newark (N.J.) > Drama.
New Jersey > Newark.
United States.
Genre: Jewish fiction.
Alternative histories (Fiction)
Drama.
Political fiction.
Television mini-series.
Television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Television mini-series.
Alternative histories (Television programs)
Political television programs.
Fiction television programs.
Television adaptations.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Homer Library. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Homer Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Homer Public Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Homer Public Library DVD PLO (Text) 000109203 Video Available -


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