| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 87 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD ; Region 1 ; widescreen (1.78:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo. |
| Cast |
Ossie Davis, Denise Nicholas, Albert Jones, Erik Laray Harvey, Darnell Williams, Jeffrey Nash, Sharif Rasheed, Stephen Rea. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Thom Marini ; editor, Margaret Murphy ; original score, Tasso Zapanti ; production designer, Susan Kelly Panian. |
| Note |
Based on the book "Proudly we served: the men of the USS Mason," by Mary Pat Kelly. |
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DVD release of the 2004 motion picture. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: PG; for thematic elements, language and mild violence. |
| Summary |
The USS Mason entered WWII on a presumably doomed mission. The all African-American crew overcame the harsh realities of war abroad and segregation at home, and was finally honored for its heroism in 1994. |
| Language |
Closed-captioned. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Mason (Destroyer escort) -- Drama.
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African American sailors -- Drama.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- African Americans -- Drama.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, American.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Medals -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Film adaptations.
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Feature films.
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War films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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War -- Feature.
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Military -- Feature.
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| Added Author |
Kelly, Mary Pat.
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Davis, Ossie.
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Nicholas, Denise, 1944-
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Jones, Albert.
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Zapanti, Tasso.
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Kelly, Mary Pat.
Proudly we served.
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Castle Hill Productions.
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THEntertainment (Firm)
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Lions Gate Home Entertainment.
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| Standard No. |
031398192114 |
| Music No. |
19211 Lions Gate Home Entertainment |
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