Traffic

The Resource Traffic
Label
Traffic
Statement of responsibility
a Bedford Falls/Laura Bickford production, a USA Films presentation in association with Initial Entertainment Group ; produced by Edward Zwick, Marshall Herskovitz, Laura Bickford ; screenplay by Stephen Gaghan ; directed by Steven Soderbergh
Contributor
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
Presents a mix of interrelated stories: a Mexican policeman finds himself and his partner caught in an often deadly web of corruption; a pair of DEA agents work undercover in a sordid and dangerous part of San Diego; a wealthy drug baron living in upscale, suburban America is arrested and learns how quickly his unknowing and pampered wife takes over his business; and the U.S. President's new drug czar must deal with his increasingly drug-addicted teenage daughter
Awards note
Academy Awards: Best director, Best supporting actor (Del Toro), Best adapted screenplay, Best film editing.
Cataloging source
APE
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Director of photography, Peter Andrews ; editor, Stephen Mirrione ; music, Cliff Martinez
Dewey number
791.43/72
Intended audience
MPAA rating: R
LC call number
PN1997
LC item number
.T73 2002
PerformerNote
Don Cheadle, Benicio Del Toro, Michael Douglas, Luis Guzman, Dennis Quaid, Catherine Zeta-Jones
Runtime
147
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
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