Oz
Oz (1997)
“Life's not a word. It's a sentence.”
Synopsis & Story Arc
Official Logline
The daily lives of prisoners in Emerald City, an experimental unit of the Oswald Maximum Security Prison where ingroups - Muslims, Latinos, Italians, Aryans - stick close to their mutual friends and terrorize their mutual enemies.
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Directing & Screenplay
Cast & Characters
Lee Tergesen
Lee Tergesen
as Tobias Beecher
Harold Perrineau
Harold Perrineau
as Augustus Hill
Dean Winters
Dean Winters
as Ryan O'Reily
Eamonn Walker
Eamonn Walker
as Kareem Saïd
Ernie Hudson
Ernie Hudson
as Leo Glynn
Terry Kinney
Terry Kinney
as Tim McManus
Rita Moreno
Rita Moreno
as Sister Peter Marie Reimondo
J.K. Simmons
J.K. Simmons
as Vernon Schillinger
Kirk Acevedo
Kirk Acevedo
as Miguel Alvarez
Craig muMs Grant
Craig muMs Grant
as Poet
BD Wong
BD Wong
as Father Ray Mukada
Tom Mardirosian
Tom Mardirosian
as Agamemnon BusmalisCinematography & Large-Format Specifications
Cinematographic negative, aspect ratios & laboratory mastering sheet
| Aspect Ratios | 2.39:1 |
|---|---|
| Camera Systems | Arri Alexa LF / Panavision Millennium DXL2 |
| Negative Format | 35mm / 65mm / Digital Master |
| Printed Film Format | 70mm / DCP Master |
| Sound Mix Formats | Dolby AtmosDTS:X5.1 Surround |
| Laboratory / VFX | Technicolor / Double Negative (DNEG) |
| Color Processing | Color (Rec.709 / DCI-P3 Mastering) |
| Official Runtime | 60 min |
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Community Reviews & Discussions (3)
The pipe organ composition from Hans Zimmer at the edge of Gargantua is monumental. Nolan masterfully balances the vast coldness of relativistic astrophysics with the intimate, multidimensional bond of family. A transcendent achievement of cinema.
"Do not go gentle into that good night, Rage, rage against the dying of the light." Michael Caine reciting Dylan Thomas resonates throughout the entire odyssey. Pure cinematic grandeur.