The devil's advocate : Insomnia

Resource Information

The work The devil's advocate : Insomnia represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in The Ferguson Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

The devil's advocate : Insomnia

Title remainder

Insomnia

Statement of responsibility

distributed by Warner Home Video. Devil's advocate

Title variation

Insomnia

Contributor

• Section Eight (Firm)
• Warner Home Video (Firm)
• Crowley, Nathan
• Donovan, Martin, 1957-
• Dooley, Paul, 1928-
• Dorn, Dody
• Hackford, Taylor, 1945-
• Johnson, Broderick
• Julyan, David
• Katt, Nicky
• Kosove, Andrew A
• McDonnell, Edward L
• Monaghan, Tish
• Neiderman, Andrew
• Nolan, Christopher, 1970-
• Pacino, Al, 1940-
• Pfister, Wally
• Reeves, Keanu
• Seitz, Hillary
• Skjoldbjærg, Erik, 1965-
• Swank, Hilary
• Theron, Charlize
• Tierney, Maura, 1965-
• Williams, Robin, 1951 July 21-
• Witt, Paul Junger, 1941-
• Alcon Entertainment (Firm)

Subject

• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Detectives -- Drama
• Devil -- Drama
• Homicide investigation -- Drama
• Insomnia -- Drama
• Legal films
• Police -- Alaska -- Drama
• Thrillers (Motion pictures)

Genre

• Legal films
• Thrillers (Motion pictures)
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Drama

Language

• eng
• fre
• eng
• fre
• spa
• eng
• eng

Summary

Devil's Advocate: Hotshot attorney Kevin Lomax's 64-0 case record has brought him a tempting offer from an elite New York firm with questionable business practices. As he sets his morals aside in pursuit of the American dream, Lomax soon discovers the diabolic nature of the firm's president. Insomnia: Disgraced Swedish detective Jonas Engstrom travels to Northern Norway to solve a brutal murder. Unable to sleep through the night of the midnight sun, Engstrom quickly loses his grip on the case and his mind

Member of

• Insomnia (Motion picture : 2002)
• Double feature

Cataloging source

TXB

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Devil's Advocate: Warner Bros. presents in association with Regency Enterprises a Kopelson Entertainment production ; a Taylor Hackford film ; Screenplay by Jonathan Lemkin and Tony Gilroy ; produced by Arnen Milchan, Arnold Kapelson and Anne Kapelson. Insomnia: Alcon Entertainment presents a Witt/Thomas Section Eight production ; producers, Paul Junger Witt, Edward L. McDonnell, Broderick Johnson, Andrew A. Kosove ; screenplay writer, Hillary Seitz ; director, Christopher Nolan ; director of photography, Wally Pfister ; editor, Dody Dorn ; music, David Julyan ; costume designer, Tish Monaghan ; production designer, Nathan Crowley

Dewey number

791.43

Intended audience

MPAA rating: R for language, violence, nudity

Language note

Closed-captioned

PerformerNote

Devil's Advocate: Keanu Reeves, Al Pacino, Charlize Theron, Jeffrey Jones, Judith Ivey, Craig T. Nelson. Insomnia: Al Pacino, Robin Williams, Hilary Swank, Maura Tierney, Martin Donovan, Nicky Katt, Paul Dooley

Runtime

118

Series statement

Double feature

Technique

live action