Fiction
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Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video
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1 videodisc (124 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
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Originally produced as a motion picture 2004
Allie Hamilton and Noah Calhoun meet one evening at a carnival but are separated by Allie's parents who disapprove of Noah's unwealthy family, and move Allie away. When Allie doesn't hear from Noah after several years, she meets and becomes engaged to a handsome young soldier named Lon. Allie, with her love still alive for Noah, stops by Noah's home to check on him. Seeing that their reunion has rekindled a passionate romance, Allie must now choose between true love and the match that her parents approve of
Based on the novel by Nicholas Sparks
Widescreen 2.35:1
Special features (69 min.): optional audio commentary by Nick Cassavetes; optional audio commentary by Nicholas Sparks; 12 deleted or alternate scenes, with optional audio commentary by Nick Cassavetes (28 min. total); "All in the family : Nick Cassavetes" featurette (12 min.); "Nicholas Sparks : a simple story, well told" featurette (7 min.); "Southern exposure : locating 'The notebook'" featurette (12 min.); "Casting Rachel & Ryan" featurette (4 min.); Rachel McAdams screen test (4 min.); theatrical trailer (2 min.)
Director of photography, Robert Fraisse ; edited by Alan Heim ; adaptation by Jan Sardi ; music composed by Aaron Zigman
Ryan Gosling, Rachel McAdams, James Garner, Gena Rowlands, James Marsden, Kevin Connolly, David Thornton, Jamie Anne Brown, Heather Wahlquist, Sam Shepard, Joan Allen
MPAA rating: PG-13 ; for some sexuality
DVD, NTSC, region 1, dual-layer format, widescreen; Dolby digital surround 5.1, Dolby digital surround stereo
In English, with optional English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned for the hearing impaired