- General Note:
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Based on the journal by Lt. Col. Michael R. Strobl, USMC (Ret.).
Originally produced for television in 2008.
Special features: "Bearing witness:" a featurette that includes interviews with Chance Phelps' friends and family as well as a section on the real Lt. Col. Michael Strobl (23 min.) ; "The real Chance Phelps:" interviews, home movies and personal photos help to paint a more vivid picture of this hero (6 min.) ; "From script to screen:" a featurette on how Taking Chance was made, from concept through production (5 min.) ; deleted scene: I'll watch over him.
- Creation/Production Credits Note:
- Director of photography, Alar Kivilo ; editors, Lee Percy, Brian A. Kates ; music composer, Marcelo Zarvos.
- Participant or Performer Note:
- Kevin Bacon, Tom Aldredge, Blanche Baker, Guy Boyd, Gordon Clapp, Mike Colter, Ann Dowd, Noah Fleiss, Enver Gjokaj, Brendan Griffin, John Bedford Lloyd, John Magaro, Wolé Parks, Victor Slezak, Sarah Thompson, Paige Turco, Sharon Washington, Julie White, Tom Wopat.
- Target Audience Note:
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TV-PG.
- System Details Note:
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DVD, region 1, widescreen; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo.
- Language Note:
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English; English (Dolby 5.1) or dubbed Spanish (Dolby 2.0) dialogue, optional English, French, Portuguese or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
- Awards Note:
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Emmy Awards, 2009: Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries or a Movie.; Golden Globes, 2010: Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television (Kevin Bacon).
