Taxi to the dark side / a film by Alex Gibney ; Th!nkFilm ; Jigsaw Productions presents ; in association with Tall Woods, LLC and Wider Film Projects ; written & directed by Alex Gibney ; produced by Alex Gibney, Eva Orner, Susannah Shipman ; executive producers, Don Glascoff, Robert Johnson, Sidney Blumenthal, Jedd Wider, Todd Wider ; produced in association with the Discovery Channel ; X-Ray Productions.
| Format | Video (DVD) |
| Publication Info | Chatsworth, CA : Image Entertainment, ©2008. |
| Description | 1 videodisc (approximately 106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Supplemental Content | Official website |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Gibney, Alex screenwriter, director, producer, narrator. |
| Other author/creator | Orner, Eva producer. |
| Other author/creator | Shipman, Susannah, producer. |
| Other author/creator | Glascoff, Don, producer. |
| Other author/creator | Johnson, Robert producer. |
| Other author/creator | Blumenthal, Sidney, 1948- producer. |
| Other author/creator | Wider, Jedd, producer. |
| Other author/creator | Wider, Todd M., producer. |
| Other author/creator | Klevin, Sloane, film editor. |
| Other author/creator | Alberti, Maryse, cinematographer. |
| Other author/creator | Andracke, Gregory, cinematographer. |
| Other author/creator | Guest, Ivor composer. |
| Other author/creator | Logan, Robert, composer. |
| Other author/creator | Grigorov, Mario, composer. |
| Other author/creator | Thinkfilm (Firm) |
| Other author/creator | Jigsaw Productions. |
| Other author/creator | Tall Woods (Firm) |
| Other author/creator | Wider Film Projects. |
| Other author/creator | Discovery Channel (Firm) |
| Other author/creator | X-Ray Productions. |
| Other author/creator | Image Entertainment (Firm) |
| Contents | Special features: Widescreen version -- Commentary by director Alex Gibney -- Outtakes -- Extended interviews -- Trailer -- Language: English 5.1 surround ; English 2.0 stereo -- Subtitles: English, Spanish. |
| Abstract | An investigation into the introduction of torture as an interrogation technique in U.S. facilities, and the role played by key figures of the Bush Administration in the process. Takes an in-depth look at the case of Afghan taxi driver Dilawar, who was suddenly detained by the U.S. military one afternoon and died in his Bagram prison cell five days later. |
| General note | Originally produced as a motion picture in 2007. |
| General note | Special features: Commentary with director Alex Gibney; Frank Gibney interview (16 min.); Outtakes (22 min.): SERE school, Tony Lagouranis and Carlotta Gall, www.restraintchair.com, Binyam Mohammad story, Jimmy Carter on the subject of torture; Alex Gibney on PBS Now (18 min.); Robert Scheer interviews Alex Gibney on Link TV (14 min.); Taxi to the dark side trailer (2 min.). |
| Credits | Editor, Sloane Klevin ; cinematography, Maryse Alberti, Greg Andracke ; original music by Ivor Guest, Robert Logan ; additional music by Mario Grigorov. |
| Performer | Narrated by Alex Gibney. |
| Audience | MPAA rating: R; disturbing images, and content involving torture and graphic nudity. |
| Technical details | DVD. |
| Language | Predominantly in English; some dialogue in Pashto with English subtitles; optional Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the hearing-impaired; closed-captioned. |
| Awards note | Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, 2007. |
| Genre/form | Documentary films. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Genre/form | Feature films. |
| Genre/form | Films for the hearing impaired. |
| Genre/form | Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| UPC | 014381494020 |
| Publisher number | TF4940DVD Image Entertainment |