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Item specifics
- Condition
- Type
- Films
- EAN
- 5023965360724
- No Of Discs
- 1
- Region Code
- Region 0
- Subtitle Language
- Hard of Hearing English
- Title
- The Proposition
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- Australia UK
- Studio
- Tartan
- Release Date
- 17/07/2006
- Certificate
- 18
- Format
- DVD
- Producer
- Chris Brown, Jackie O'sullivan
- Language
- English
- Release Year
- 2006
- Actor
- Emily Watson, Danny Huston, Guy Pearce, Ray Winstone, David Wenham, John Hurt
- Director
- John Hillcoat
- Features
- Widescreen, Tartan Exclusive Interview With Guy Pearce\Tartan Exclusive Interview With Danny Huston\Interviews With Cast And Crew\Making Of Featurettes\Original Theatrical Trailer\Tartan Trailer Reel\Film Notes, Closed Caption
- Run Time
- 100 Mins
- Genre
- Westerns
- Film/TV Title
- The Proposition
- Aspect Ratio
- 2.35 Anamorphic Wide Screen
About this product
Product Information
Australian director John Hillcoat first teamed up with singer Nick Cave on 1988's disturbing GHOSTS...OF THE CIVIL DEAD, for which Cave co-authored the screenplay and took a memorably brief acting role. The two reconvene for 2006's THE PROPOSITION, with Cave penning the screenplay and providing a soundtrack written with Dirty Three member Warren Ellis. Cave's 19th-century tale begins with the proposition of the title, as Captain Stanley (Ray Winstone) captures fugitive brothers Charley (Guy Pearce) and Mikey Burns (Richard Wilson) at a scene of bloody rape and murder. Informing Charley that he must kill his older brother, Arthur (Danny Huston), in order to be set free, Stanley drags Mikey to a decrepit jailhouse while he waits for Charley to carry out the deed. Hillcoat's Western reeks of the dry desert heat, with flies buzzing, temperatures soaring, and emotions spiralling out of control. As Charley reluctantly sets about his task, Hillcoat and cinematographer Benoit Delhomme create a mesmerising vision of the Australian outback. The slow, meandering pace of the film is peppered with brutal jolts of unremitting violence, and there are fine performances from the entire cast, who are supported in small but significant roles from Emily Watson (BREAKING THE WAVES) and John Hurt (THE ELEPHANT MAN). Cave's screenplay is tight and focused, leaving little room for sentiment or anyone for the audience to root for by giving all his principal characters plenty of grimly undesirable personality traits. But it works perfectly, and in Winstone and Pearce, Hillcoat got his casting exactly right. Both actors give dizzying performances as two men unable to escape their personal demons, finding a tragic outlet only in ceaseless acts of aggression. A memorable feature that lingers long after the last frame of celluloid has flickered onto the screen, THE PROPOSITION establishes Hillcoat as a director of major gravitas.
Product Identifiers
Producer
Chris Brown, Jackie O'sullivan
EAN
5023965360724
eBay Product ID (ePID)
53287930
Product Key Features
Actor
Emily Watson, Danny Huston, Guy Pearce, Ray Winstone, David Wenham, John Hurt
Film/TV Title
The Proposition
Director
John Hillcoat
Language
English
Run Time
100 Mins
Aspect Ratio
2.35 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Format
DVD
Release Year
2006
Features
Widescreen, Tartan Exclusive Interview With Guy Pearce\Tartan Exclusive Interview With Danny Huston\Interviews With Cast And Crew\Making Of Featurettes\Original Theatrical Trailer\Tartan Trailer Reel\Film Notes, Closed Caption
Genre
Westerns
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs
1
Certificate
18
Country/Region of Manufacture
Australia
Hearing Impaired
English
Reviews
Empire - Brutal, bloody and brilliant, Hot Dog - Utterly compelling, Hotdog - Utterly compelling, Uncut - A blood-spattered matserpiece, Total Film - Brilliant
Screenwriter
Nick Cave
Sound source
Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo\Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround\DTS 5.1 Surround
Format Description
DVD 9
Movie/TV Title
The Proposition
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- *****- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseThis item arrived on 09/06/2025. The item came sealed and well packaged, the cd case, information booklet, back insert and cd, all came in pristine condition!!!. The cd plays perfectly and sounds excellent!!!. A great priced item and good value for money!!!. Thank you for the very prompt and courteous service provided, a reliable and recommended seller that provides great customer service, communication and delivery times. A pleasure doing business with you!!!. Thank you!!!.
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- *****- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseThis item arrived on 09/06/2025. The item came sealed and well packaged, the cd case, information booklet, back insert and cd, all came in pristine condition!!!. The cd plays perfectly and sounds excellent!!!. A great priced item and good value for money!!!. Thank you for the very prompt and courteous service provided, a reliable and recommended seller that provides great customer service, communication and delivery times. A pleasure doing business with you!!!. Thank you!!!.
- *****- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseAs always, great customer service from a highly reputable and trusted seller. Outstanding communication, with fast shipping and securely packaged order. The Editors - The Back Room CD, brand new and factory sealed. Outstanding value for money, can’t recommend this seller enough. 5***** customer service
- *****- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseBrilliant CD brand new & shrink wrapped, as described. Great value for money for a double CD. Arrived well packaged and really fast. Great service from this seller.