| Description |
1 videodisc (182 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, full screen presentation; stereo. |
| Cast |
Oprah Winfrey, Robin Givens, Cicely Tyson, Jackée, Larenz Tate, Lynn Whitfield, Mary Alice, Olivia Cole, Moses Gunn, Paula Kelly, Leon, Lonette McKee, Barbara Montgomery, Phyllis Yvonne Stickney, Paul Winfield, William Allen Young. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Alexander Gruszynski ; editor, Jerrold L. Ludwig ; music, David Shire. |
| Note |
Complete unedited version. |
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Originally produced as motion picture in 1988. |
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Based on the novel by Gloria Naylor. |
| Audience |
Not rated by the MPAA. |
| Summary |
Mattie Michael, whose life has been plagued by misfortunes, is alone in a ghetto tenement on Brewster Place. She gradually unites the other tenement women to help them struggle for a new life. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
African American women -- Drama.
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Naylor, Gloria -- Film adaptations.
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| Added Author |
Meyer, Patricia K.
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Cannon, Reuben, 1946-
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Hall, Karen Lynne.
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Deitch, Donna, 1945-
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Winfrey, Oprah.
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Givens, Robin.
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Tyson, Cicely.
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Jackée, 1956-
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Tate, Larenz.
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Whitfield, Lynn.
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Alice, Mary, 1936-2022
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Cole, Olivia, 1942-2018
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Gunn, Moses, 1929-1993.
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Kelly, Paula.
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Leon.
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McKee, Lonette.
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Montgomery, Barbara.
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Stickney, Phyllis Yvonne.
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Winfield, Paul.
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Young, William Allen, 1953-
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Gruszynski, Alexander.
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Ludwig, Jerry
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Shire, David. Composer.
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Naylor, Gloria.
Women of Brewster Place.
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Xenon Entertainment Group.
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Phoenix Entertainment Group.
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Harpo Productions.
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King Phoenix Entertainment (Firm)
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Hearst Entertainment (Firm)
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Xenon Pictures.
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| Standard No. |
000799813720 |
| Music No. |
XE 8137DVD Hearst Entertainment Inc. |
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