No country for old men.

Resource Information

The work No country for old men. represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Georgetown Peabody Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

No country for old men.

Statement of responsibility

Miramax Films and Paramount Vantage present ; written for the screen and directed by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen ; produced by Scott Rudin, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen ; a Scott Rudin/Mike Zoss production

Creator

• No country for old men (Motion picture)

Contributor

• Macdonald, Kelly, 1976-
• McCarthy, Cormac, 1933-
• Miramax Home Entertainment (Firm)
• Miramax Films
• Paramount Vantage
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm)
• Bardem, Javier, 1969-
• Brolin, Josh
• Rudin, Scott, 1958-
• Coen, Ethan
• Coen, Joel
• Harrelson, Woody
• Jones, Tommy Lee, 1946-

Actor

• Bardem, Javier, 1969-
• Macdonald, Kelly, 1976-
• Jones, Tommy Lee, 1946-
• Harrelson, Woody
• Brolin, Josh

Director

• Coen, Ethan
• Coen, Joel

Producer

• Coen, Joel
• Rudin, Scott, 1958-
• Coen, Ethan

Screenwriter

• Coen, Joel
• Coen, Ethan

Subject

• Policía -- Texas -- Teatro
• Receiving stolen goods -- Texas -- Drama
• Sheriffs -- Texas -- Drama
• Texas -- Drama
• Thrillers (Motion pictures)
• Thrillers (Motion pictures, television, etc.)
• Veterans -- Texas -- Drama
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Videodiscs
• Fiction films
• Delitos -- Texas -- Teatro
• Feature films
• Film adaptations
• Criminal behavior -- Texas -- Drama

Genre

• Thrillers (Motion pictures, television, etc.)
• Fiction films
• Thrillers (Motion pictures)
• Feature films
• Teatro
• Drama
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Film adaptations

Language

• eng
• eng
• fre
• spa
• eng
• eng

Summary

Llewelyn Moss is a Vietnam vet who could use a break. One morning while hunting antelope, he spies several trucks surrounded by dead bodies. He decides to examine the site. He finds a case filled with $2 million and a truck loaded with heroin. Moss takes it with him, tells his wife he's going away for awhile, and hits the road until he can determine his next move. On his the way from El Paso to the Mexican border, he discovers he's being followed by ex-special ops agent Chigurh. Chigurh's weapon of choice is a cattle gun, and he uses it on everyone who gets in his way. Just as Sheriff Bell, a World War II vet, is on Moss's trail, Chigurh's former colleague, Wells, is on his

Awards note

Academy Awards, 2008: Best Achievement in Directing; Best Motion Picture of the Year; Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role (Bardem); Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published. Golden Globes, USA, 2008: Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture (Javier Bardem) ; Best Screenplay - Motion Picture (Joel Coen, Ethan Coen)

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director of photography, Roger Deakins ; editor, Roderick Jaynes ; music, Carter Burwell ; costume designer, Mary Zophres ; production designer, Jess Gonchor

Dewey number

791.43/72

Intended audience

MPAA rating: Rated R; for strong graphic violence and some language

Language note

English dialogue, with optional French, Spanish subtitles, English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing; closed-captioned

LC call number

PN1995.9.S87

LC item number

N6 2008

PerformerNote

Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Woody Harrelson, Kelly Macdonald

Runtime

122

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action