Arthur Johnson Memorial Library

Boy in the Striped Pajamas Also known as: Boy in the striped pyjamas The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Miramax Films presents in association with BBC Films a Heyday Films production ; a film by Mark Herman ; co-producer, Rosie Alison ; executive producers, Mark Herman, Christine Langan ; produced by David Heyman ; written for the screen and directed by Mark Herman. - Burbank, CA : Miramax Home Entertainment : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 2009 - 1 videodisc (approximately 94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. -

Based on the book "The Boy in the striped pajamas" by John Boyne. Originally released as a motion picture in 2008.

Special features: "Friendship beyond the fence" featurette (ca. 20 min.); Audio commentary by writer/director Mark Herman and author John Boyne; Deleted scenes with optional commentary by writer/director Mark Herman and author John Boyne.

For home use or face-to-face teaching.





Set in Poland during World War II. Innocent and naive 8-year-old Bruno is bored and restless in his new home. Ignoring his mother, he sets off on an adventure in the woods. He comes across a high fence which separates him from the people he can see through it. Soon he meets a young boy in striped pajamas, and a surprising friendship develops.

MPAA rating (feature) : PG-13; for some mature thematic material involving the Holocaust ; bonus material not rated.




English dialogue with optional English (SDH) or Spanish subtitles.



0788884026 9780788884023

031398135210

055883 Buena Vista Home Entertainment 20415 Maple Pictures 30136 Miramax



2011603605


Boyne, John 1971- --Film adaptations.


Auschwitz (Concentration camp)--Drama.


Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
World War (1939-1945)


1939-1945


Boys--Drama.
Friendship--Drama.
Fences--Poland--Drama.
Concentration camps--Poland--Drama.
World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons--Drama.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Poland--Drama.
Friendship--Drama.



PN1997.85 / .B69 2009

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