The help
(DVD)
Contributors
Taylor, Tate, screenwriter
Green, Brunson, film producer.
Columbus, Chris, film producer.
Barnathan, Michael, film producer.
Stone, Emma, 1988- actor.
Published
Burbank, California : Touchstone Home Entertainment : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, [2011]
ISBN
9786314502669, 6314502667
Appears on these lists
Status
Green Hills Public Library District - Adult DVD Feature Film
DVD H
1 available
DVD H
1 available
Description
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Copies
| Location | Call Number | Note | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Hills Public Library District - Adult DVD Feature Film | DVD H | On Shelf |
| Location | Call Number | Note | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acorn Public Library District - Stacks | DVD HELP | On Shelf | |
| Addison Public Library - 2nd Floor - Adult Movies | DVD FEATURE HEL | On Shelf | |
| Alsip-Merrionette Park Public Library District - In Storage | DVD HELP | In storage | |
| Alsip-Merrionette Park Public Library District - Stacks | DVD HELP | On Shelf | |
| Batavia Public Library District - Adult AV | DVD HEL | Being transferred between libraries |
Subjects
LC Subjects
African American women -- Drama.
African American women household employees -- Drama.
Civil rights movements -- Drama.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Friendship -- Drama.
Historical films.
Housekeepers -- Mississippi -- Drama.
Jackson (Miss.) -- Drama.
Social problem films.
Stockett, Kathryn -- Film adaptations.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
African American women household employees -- Drama.
Civil rights movements -- Drama.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Friendship -- Drama.
Historical films.
Housekeepers -- Mississippi -- Drama.
Jackson (Miss.) -- Drama.
Social problem films.
Stockett, Kathryn -- Film adaptations.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
More Details
Format
DVD
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 146 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
786936814309, 786936820379
Notes
General Note
Title from disc label.
General Note
Based on the novel by Kathryn Stockett.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 2011.
General Note
Bonus features: Deleted scenes with introductions by director Tate Taylor; Mary J. Blige's "The living proof" music video.
Creation/Production Credits
Music, Thomas Newman ; editor, Hughes Winborne ; director of photography, Stephen Goldblatt.
Participants/Performers
Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Octavia Spencer, Jessica Chastain, Cicely Tyson, Mike Vogel, Sissy Spacek, Allison Janney, Chris Lowell, Ahna O'Reilly, Mary Steenburgen.
Description
In 1960s Mississippi, Skeeter, a southern society girl, returns from college determined to become a writer but turns her friends' lives and a small Mississippi town upside down when she decides to interview the black women who have spent their lives taking care of prominent southern families. Aibileen, Skeeter's best friend's housekeeper, is the first to open up, to the dismay of her friends in the tight-knit black community.
System Details
DVD, NTSC ; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround (English, French and Spanish) and DVS 2.0 stereo. (English).
Language
In English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish, with optional subtitles in English for the hearing impaired, French or Spanish; closed-captioned; descriptive audio in English for the visually impaired.
Awards
Academy Awards, 2012: Best supporting actress (Spencer)
Local note
DVD
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (Style Guide)
Taylor, T., Green, B., Columbus, C., Barnathan, M., Stone, E., Davis, V., Howard, B. D., Spencer, O., Chastain, J., Tyson, C., Vogel, M., Spacek, S., Janney, A., Lowell, C., O'Reilly, A., Steenburgen, M., Newman, T., Winborne, H., Goldblatt, S., Blige, M. J., & Stockett, K. (2011). The help. (Widescreen). Touchstone Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)Tate, Taylor et al.. 2011. The Help. Touchstone Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)Tate, Taylor et al.. The Help. Touchstone Home Entertainment, 2011.
UCL Harvard Citation (Style Guide)Taylor, T., Green, B., Columbus, C., Barnathan, M., Stone, E., Davis, V. and Howard, B. D. et al (2011). The help. Widescreen Burbank, California: Touchstone Home Entertainment.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (Style Guide)Taylor, Tate,, et al. The Help. Widescreen, Touchstone Home Entertainment, 2011.
Note: Citations contain only title, author, edition, and publisher. Only UCL Harvard citations contain the year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of May 2025.
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