From Universal Studios Home Entertainment: The Debt

From Universal Studios Home Entertainment: The Debt

HELEN MIRREN, SAM WORTHINGTON, JESSICA CHASTAIN ARE ON A SECRET MISSION IN THE ACTION-PACKED SPY THRILLER

AVAILABLE DECEMBER 6, 2011

AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY(TM), DVD, DIGITAL DOWNLOAD AND ON-DEMAND FROM UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAINMENT

"GRIPPING, SMART AND UNFORGETTABLE! A MUST-SEE!" - SCOTT MANTZ, ACCESS HOLLYWOOD

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., Oct. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- OVERVIEW: Startling action and surprising revelations compel retired secret agent Rachel Singer (Academy Award®( )winner Helen Mirren, The Queen) back into action in Focus Features and Miramax's critically acclaimed hit espionage thriller The Debt, directed by Academy Award® nominee John Madden (Shakespeare in Love). Filmed on location in Tel Aviv, the U.K., and Budapest, The Debt will be available on Blu-ray(TM), DVD, Digital Download and On Demand from Universal Studios Home Entertainment on December 6, 2011.

In 1997, shocking news reaches Rachel and Stephan (Academy Award®( )nominee Tom Wilkinson, Michael Clayton ) regarding their former colleague David (Ciaran Hinds, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy) - from their secret mission in 1965-1966 to track down Nazi war criminal Dieter Vogel (Jesper Christensen, Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace) in East Berlin. At great risk, and at considerable personal cost, the team's mission was accomplished - or was it? The stellar cast of The Debt also includes Jessica Chastain (The Help, The Tree of Life) as the young Rachel, used as bait to tighten the net around Vogel. She is also caught in a romantic triangle with her fellow agents, young David (Sam Worthington, Avatar, Clash of the Titans),and Stephan (Marton Csokas, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Bourne Supremacy). The suspense builds in and across the two different time periods, compelling Rachel to take matters into her own hands.

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BONUS FEATURES (BLU-RAY(TM) and DVD):

-- A LOOK INSIDE THE DEBT
-- EVERY SECRET HAS A PRICE: HELEN MIRREN IN THE DEBT
-- THE BERLIN AFFAIR: THE TRIANGLE AT THE CENTER OF THE DEBT
-- FEATURE COMMENTARY WITH DIRECTOR JOHN MADDEN AND PRODUCER KRIS THYKIER

TECHNICAL INFORMATION - BLU-RAY(TM):Street Date: December 6, 2011Copyright: 2011 Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved.Selection Number: 62119711Running time: 1 Hour, 53 MinutesLayers: BD-50Picture Format : Widescreen Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1Rating: Rated R for some violence and languageLanguages/Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish, FrenchSound: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Spanish DTS Surround 5.1, French DTS Surround 5.1

TECHNICAL INFORMATION - DVD:Street Date: December 6, 2011Copyright: 2011 Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved.Selection Number: 62119707Running time: 1 Hour, 53 MinutesLayers: Dual LayerPicture Format: Anamorphic WidescreenAspect Ratio: 2.40:1Rating: Rated R for some violence and languageLanguages/Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish, FrenchSound: Dolby Digital 5.1, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital 5.1

CAST AND FILMMAKERSCast: Helen Mirren, Sam Worthington, Jessica Chastain, Jesper Christensen, Marton Csokas, Ciaran Hinds, Tom WilkinsonDirected by: John MaddenScreenplay by: Matthew Vaughn & Jane Goldman and Peter StraughanBased on the film Ha-Hov, written by Assaf Bernstein & Ido RosenblumProduced by: Matthew Vaughn, Kris Thykier, Eduardo Rossoff, Eitan EvanExecutive Producer: Tarquin PackCo-Producer: Mairi BettDirector of Photography: Ben Davis, BSCProduction Designer: Jim ClayFilm Editor: Alexander BernerMusic by: Thomas NewmanCostume Designer: Natalie Ward

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CONTACT: Universal Studios Home Entertainment Jennifer Black Executive Director, Publicity(818) 777-0546Jennifer.Black@nbcuni.com

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