UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif.,
May 24, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Based on
the true story told in The New York
Times best seller by Diane
Ackerman, the critically acclaimed and heart-pounding WWII
drama The Zookeeper's Wife debuts on Digital HD on
June 20, 2017 and on
Blu-ray™, DVD and On Demand on July 4, 2017 from Universal Pictures Home
Entertainment. Directed by Niki Caro
(North Country) from a screenplay adaptation by Angela Workman (Snow Flower and the Secret
Fan), the "riveting & inspiring" (Lindsey Bahr, Associated Press) film stars
two-time Academy Award nominee Jessica
Chastain (The Help), Johan
Heldenbergh (The Broken Circle Breakdown),
Michael McElhatton (Game of
Thrones), and Golden Globe Award nominee Daniel Brühl
(Rush). Focus Features' The Zookeeper's Wife
on Blu-ray™, DVD and Digital HD comes packed with
exclusive bonus content including deleted scenes as well as a
special behind-the-scenes look at the making of the film and
captivating interviews with the real-life Żabiński family.
In 1939 Poland, working wife and mother Antonina Żabińska
(portrayed by Ms. Chastain) became a hero to hundreds. Antonina and
her husband Jan (Mr. Heldenbergh) care for animals at the Warsaw
Zoo and have raised a family in an idyllic existence. Their world
is overturned when the country is invaded by the Germans and they
are forced to report to the Reich's newly appointed zoologist (Mr.
Brühl). To fight back on their own terms, the Żabińskis risk
everything by covertly working with the Resistance and using the
Zoo's hidden passages to safeguard human life.
Bonus Features on Blu-ray™, DVD and Digital
HD
- Deleted Scenes
- The Making of The Zookeeper's Wife – Filmmakers,
cast, and crew discuss the challenges they encountered in making
the film, including recreating the Warsaw Zoo; working with the
animals; and doing justice to such an important story.
- The Żabiński Family – A closer look
at the selfless family at the center of The Zookeeper's
Wife, including interviews with Teresa Żabińska and Ryszard
Żabiński, the real-life children of Antonina and Jan.
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TECHNICAL INFORMATION - BLU-RAY™:
Street
Date: July 4, 2017
Copyright: 2017 Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Selection Numbers: 62184498
Layers: BD-50
Aspect Ratio: Widescreen 2.35:1
Rating: PG-13 for thematic elements, disturbing images, violence,
brief sexuality, nudity, and smoking
Languages/Subtitles: English SDH, French and Spanish Subtitles
Sound: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1/Dolby Digital Surround 2.0, Spanish
DTS Digital Surround 5.1
Run Time: 2 Hour 6 Minutes
TECHNICAL INFORMATION - DVD:
Street Date: July 4, 2017
Copyright: 2017 Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Selection Numbers: 62184497
Layers: Dual
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic Widescreen 2.40:1
Rating: Rated PG-13 for thematic elements, disturbing images,
violence, brief sexuality, nudity, and smoking.
Languages/Subtitles: English SDH, French and Spanish Subtitles
Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1/ Dolby Digital Surround 2.0, Spanish Dolby
Digital 5.1
Run Time: 2 Hour 6 Minutes
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