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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Mild Violence, Profanity Movie Release: 2004 DVD Release: 11/09/2004 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned Edition: Dual Layered Audio Tracks: English, French, Spanish Subtitles: English, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 34 mins Studio: 20th Century Fox Total Copies: 69 Genres: Drama, Crime, Marriage Drama, Crime Drama

Dutch film producer Pieter Jan Brugge makes his directorial debut with the dramatic thriller The Clearing. Affluent executive Wayne Hayes (Robert Redford) and his lovely wife, Eileen (Helen Mirren), live in a beautiful home in Pittsburg. One day, Wayne is kidnapped by disgruntled employee Arnold Mack (Willem Dafoe). He is then held for ransom in a forest. Meanwhile, Eileen is forced to reckon with the FBI agents as they negotiate with the kidnapper. Alessandro Nivola and Melissa Sagemiller star as the two grown Hayes children. Matt Craven plays FBI Agent Ray Fuller. The Clearing premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2004. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide

Robert Redford - Wayne Hayes
Helen Mirren - Eileen Hayes
Willem Dafoe - Arnold Mack
Alessandro Nivola - Tim Hayes
Matt Craven - FBI Agent Ray Fuller

Robert Redford and Helen Mirren star in this intelligent thriller, which gets a well-rounded presentation on DVD. The Clearing has been given a letterboxed transfer to disc in its original widescreen aspect ratio, and has also been enhanced for anamorphic playback on 16 x 9 monitors. The original English-language audio has been mastered in Dolby Digital 5.1, while alternate dubbed tracks in Spanish and French appear in Dolby Digital Surround; optional subtitles are available in English and Spanish. Bonus materials include a commentary track, a selection of deleted scenes, a short documentary on the making of the movie, the original trailer, and more. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide