Research Catalog

Crossing the line

Title
Crossing the line [videorecording] / British Broadcasting Corporation ; Dongoong Arts Center ; VeryMuchSo Productions ; produced by Daniel Gordon and Nicholas Bonner ; directed by Daniel Gordon.
Publication
New York : Kino International, [2007]

Items in the Library & Off-site

Filter by

1 Item

StatusVol/DateFormatAccessCall NumberItem Location
C.1Moving imageBy appointment only DVDR 2205 C C.1Performing Arts Research Collections - Reserve Film and Video

Details

Additional Authors
  • Gordon, Daniel
  • Bonner, Nicholas
  • Dresnok, James
  • Jenkins, Charles Robert, 1940-2017
  • Slater, Christian
  • Bennett, Nick
  • Fenoughty, Heather
  • British Broadcasting Corporation
  • Dongoong Arts Center
  • VeryMuchSo Productions
  • Kino International Corporation
Description
1 videodisc (91 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
James Joseph Dresnok, a US Army private, stunned the world in 1962 but walking across the violently contested DMZ that cuts Korea in two and defected to the communist North. Combines historical footage with contemporary interviews to both uncover the Kim-Jong II regime and end 44 years of secrecy and rumor by allowing Dresnok to tell his own story.
Subject
  • Dresnok, James
  • Kim, Il-sŏng, 1912-1994
  • Defectors > United States > Biography
  • Defectors > Korea (North) > Biography
  • Communism > Korea (North) > History
  • Cold War
  • Documentary films
  • Biographical films
  • Historical films
  • Korea (North) > History
  • Korea (North) > Politics and government
  • Korean Demilitarized Zone (Korea)
Genre/Form
Feature films.
Note
  • Originally released as a documentary in 2006.
  • Special features: An interview with director Daniel Gordon; stills gallery.
Credits (note)
  • Director of photography, Nick Bennett ; editing, Peter Haddon ; original music, Heather Fenoughty.
Audience (note)
  • Not rated.
System Details (note)
  • DVD, widescreen (1.85:1, letterbox, enhanced) presentation, NTSC.
Language (note)
  • In English and Korean with optional English subtitles.
Call Number
DVDR 2205 C
LCCN
738329054120
OCLC
182561730
Title
Crossing the line [videorecording] / British Broadcasting Corporation ; Dongoong Arts Center ; VeryMuchSo Productions ; produced by Daniel Gordon and Nicholas Bonner ; directed by Daniel Gordon.
Imprint
New York : Kino International, [2007]
System Details
DVD, widescreen (1.85:1, letterbox, enhanced) presentation, NTSC.
Performer
Featuring: James Dresnok, Charles Robert Jenkins ; narrated by Christian Slater.
Credits
Director of photography, Nick Bennett ; editing, Peter Haddon ; original music, Heather Fenoughty.
Audience
Not rated.
Language
In English and Korean with optional English subtitles.
Connect to:
Request Access to Reserve Film and Video Collection Special Collections material
Added Author
Gordon, Daniel.
Bonner, Nicholas.
Dresnok, James.
Jenkins, Charles Robert, 1940-2017.
Slater, Christian.
Bennett, Nick.
Fenoughty, Heather.
British Broadcasting Corporation.
Dongoong Arts Center.
VeryMuchSo Productions.
Kino International Corporation.
Other Standard Identifier
738329054120
Publisher No.
K541 Kino International
Research Call Number
DVDR 2205 C
View in Legacy Catalog