| Edition |
Widescreen format. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1; Dolby digital mono. |
| Cast |
Sidney Poitier, Shelley Winters, Elizabeth Hartman, Wallace Ford, Ivan Dixon, Elisabeth Fraser, John Qualen. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Robert Burks ; film editor, Rita Roland ; music, Jerry Goldsmith. |
| Note |
Based on the novel: Be ready with bells and drums / by Elizabeth Kata. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1965. |
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"Enhanced for widescreen TVs"--Container. |
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Special features: optional audio commentary by Green; stills gallery; "Sidney Poitier : the legacy" essay; award notes; theatrical trailer. |
| Audience |
Not rated by the MPAA. |
| Summary |
A blind white woman falls in love with a black man, much to the consternation of her racist mother. |
| Awards |
Academy award, 1966: Best supporting actress (Winters); Golden Globe, 1966: Most promising newcomer - female (Hartman). |
| Language |
In English or dubbed French; with optional subtitles in English, French, or Spanish. |
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Closed-captioned. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Interracial dating -- Drama.
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Blind women -- Drama.
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African American men -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Film adaptations.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Berman, Pandro S., 1905-1996.
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Green, Guy, 1913-2005.
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Poitier, Sidney.
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Winters, Shelley.
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Hartman, Elizabeth, 1943-1987.
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Ford, Wallace, 1898-1966.
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Dixon, Ivan, 1931-2008.
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Fraser, Elisabeth, 1920-2005.
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Qualen, John, 1899-1987.
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Kata, Elizabeth.
Be ready with bells & drums.
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
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Warner Home Video (Firm)
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| ISBN |
0790772337 |
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9780790772332 |
| Standard No. |
012569536326 |
| Music No. |
65363 Warner Home Video |
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