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“Stunning! The film must be seen.”
- Christopher Dickey, Newsweek
“An extremely powerful experience.”
- Jeffrey Lyons, NBC/Reel Talk
From Academy Award® Winner Errol Morris
STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE
Debuts on DVD and Blu-ray™ High-Def on October 14, 2008
Culver City, CA (August 4, 2008) Academy Award® winning director Errol Morris (2004, Best Documentary Feature, The Fog of War; A Thin Blue Line) documents the real story behind the shocking Abu Ghraib prison photos in his latest documentary, Standard Operating Procedure. This Sony Pictures Classics film, which won the Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival and was an official selection of the Tribeca Film Festival, will be released on Blu-ray™ High-Def and DVD on October 14, 2008. Standard Operating Procedure will be available for an SLP of $38.96 for Blu-ray and $28.96 for DVD. The special features on the DVD and Blu-ray will include nine new additional scenes and a commentary with Director Errol Morris. In addition, special features, exclusive to Blu-ray, include nearly two hours worth of new interview footage, the Berlin panel discussion and press conference and the Los Angeles Premiere Q & A.
Director Errol Morris describes Standard Operating Procedure as an investigation to discover what actually happened “outside the frame” of the infamous Abu Ghraib photographs. To that end, Errol Morris compiled over a million-and-a-half words of transcript, over thirty interviews, tens of thousands of pages of documents, and over a thousand photographs. His conclusion was that “the Abu Ghraib photos serve as both an expose and a coverup.”
Synopsis
Witness one of the worst debacles in American military history. Enter Abu Ghraib. You’ve seen the photographs on the nightly news: the naked prisoners, the pyramid of degraded captives, and the infamous thumbs-up grin of the young female corporal standing guard over them all. Now, come inside and see the true story of the men and women who crossed the thin line between interrogation and torture. Errol Morris’s award-winning documentary takes you behind the bars of the 21st century’s most infamous prison, and the acts that forced a president to apologize to the world.
DVD BONUS FEATURES INCLUDE:
§ Commentary with Director Errol Morris
§ 9 New Additional Scenes
BLU-RAY BONUS FEATURES INCLUDE:
§ Commentary with Director Errol Morris
§ 9 New Additional Scenes
§ Nearly two hours of new interview footage featuring Tim Dugan, Hydrue Joyner, Steven Jordan, Jeremy Sivits and Samuel Provance
§ Los Angeles Premiere Q & A with Errol Morris
§ Berlin Press Conference with Errol Morris and producer Julie Bilson Ahlberg
§ Berlin Panel Discussion: “Diplomacy in the Age of Terror: The Impact of Diminished Rule of Law on International Relations”
Standard Operating Procedure was produced and directed by Errol Morris.
"Academy Award®" and "Oscar®" are the registered trademarks and service marks of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE DVD
DVD Catalog #:
26165
DVD UPC Code:
0-43396-26165-5
DVD Order Date:
9/11/08
DVD SLP:
$28.96
Running Time
116 minutes
Rating
R for disturbing images and content involving torture and graphic nudity, and for language.
STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE Blu-ray™ High-Def
Blu-ray Catalog #:
26392
Blu-ray UPC Code:
0-43396-26392-5
Blu-ray Order Date:
9/11/08
Blu-ray SLP:
$38.96
Running Time
116 minutes
Rating
R for disturbing images and content involving torture and graphic nudity, and for language
For more information about Sony Pictures Classics films and DVDs, please visit Sony Pictures Classics. The website features trailers of upcoming SPC films, high-resolution images, a DVD archive and a special "Press Only" section where press members can access materials for SPC's expansive library of films and DVDs.
- Christopher Dickey, Newsweek
“An extremely powerful experience.”
- Jeffrey Lyons, NBC/Reel Talk
From Academy Award® Winner Errol Morris
STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE
Debuts on DVD and Blu-ray™ High-Def on October 14, 2008
Culver City, CA (August 4, 2008) Academy Award® winning director Errol Morris (2004, Best Documentary Feature, The Fog of War; A Thin Blue Line) documents the real story behind the shocking Abu Ghraib prison photos in his latest documentary, Standard Operating Procedure. This Sony Pictures Classics film, which won the Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival and was an official selection of the Tribeca Film Festival, will be released on Blu-ray™ High-Def and DVD on October 14, 2008. Standard Operating Procedure will be available for an SLP of $38.96 for Blu-ray and $28.96 for DVD. The special features on the DVD and Blu-ray will include nine new additional scenes and a commentary with Director Errol Morris. In addition, special features, exclusive to Blu-ray, include nearly two hours worth of new interview footage, the Berlin panel discussion and press conference and the Los Angeles Premiere Q & A.
Director Errol Morris describes Standard Operating Procedure as an investigation to discover what actually happened “outside the frame” of the infamous Abu Ghraib photographs. To that end, Errol Morris compiled over a million-and-a-half words of transcript, over thirty interviews, tens of thousands of pages of documents, and over a thousand photographs. His conclusion was that “the Abu Ghraib photos serve as both an expose and a coverup.”
Synopsis
Witness one of the worst debacles in American military history. Enter Abu Ghraib. You’ve seen the photographs on the nightly news: the naked prisoners, the pyramid of degraded captives, and the infamous thumbs-up grin of the young female corporal standing guard over them all. Now, come inside and see the true story of the men and women who crossed the thin line between interrogation and torture. Errol Morris’s award-winning documentary takes you behind the bars of the 21st century’s most infamous prison, and the acts that forced a president to apologize to the world.
DVD BONUS FEATURES INCLUDE:
§ Commentary with Director Errol Morris
§ 9 New Additional Scenes
BLU-RAY BONUS FEATURES INCLUDE:
§ Commentary with Director Errol Morris
§ 9 New Additional Scenes
§ Nearly two hours of new interview footage featuring Tim Dugan, Hydrue Joyner, Steven Jordan, Jeremy Sivits and Samuel Provance
§ Los Angeles Premiere Q & A with Errol Morris
§ Berlin Press Conference with Errol Morris and producer Julie Bilson Ahlberg
§ Berlin Panel Discussion: “Diplomacy in the Age of Terror: The Impact of Diminished Rule of Law on International Relations”
Standard Operating Procedure was produced and directed by Errol Morris.
"Academy Award®" and "Oscar®" are the registered trademarks and service marks of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE DVD
DVD Catalog #:
26165
DVD UPC Code:
0-43396-26165-5
DVD Order Date:
9/11/08
DVD SLP:
$28.96
Running Time
116 minutes
Rating
R for disturbing images and content involving torture and graphic nudity, and for language.
STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE Blu-ray™ High-Def
Blu-ray Catalog #:
26392
Blu-ray UPC Code:
0-43396-26392-5
Blu-ray Order Date:
9/11/08
Blu-ray SLP:
$38.96
Running Time
116 minutes
Rating
R for disturbing images and content involving torture and graphic nudity, and for language
For more information about Sony Pictures Classics films and DVDs, please visit Sony Pictures Classics. The website features trailers of upcoming SPC films, high-resolution images, a DVD archive and a special "Press Only" section where press members can access materials for SPC's expansive library of films and DVDs.
