| Description |
1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (8 unnumbered pages) |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
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stamping rdapm |
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color |
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polychrome rdacc |
| Description |
digital rdatr |
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optical rdarm |
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stereo rdacpc |
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2.0 Dolby digital |
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Dolby rdaspc |
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NTSC rdabs |
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video file rdaft |
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DVD video |
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region 1 rdare |
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Motion pictures lcgft |
| System Details |
DVD, NTSC region 1, wide screen, 1.85:1, 16 x 9, Dolby digital 2.0 stereo. |
| Cast |
Brinsley Forde, Karl Howman, Archie Pool, Brian Bovell, Victor Romero Evans, David N. Haynes, Trevor Laird, T. Bone Wilson, Cynthia Powell, Beverly Michaels, Mark Monero. |
| Performer |
Featuring Aswad, Johnny Clarke, Dennis Bovell. |
| Credits |
Music, Dennis Bovell ; editor, Thomas Schwalm ; cinematography, Chris Menges. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1980. |
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Filmed entirely on location in London, England. |
| Summary |
Raw and smoldering, the film follows a young reggae DJ in Thatcher-era Brixton as he pursues his musical ambitions, battling fiercely against the racism and xenophobia of employers, neighbors, police, and the National Front. Fearless and unsentimental, and set to a blistering reggae, dub, and lovers rock soundtrack featuring Aswad, Johnny Clarke, and more, anchored by legendary producer Dennis Bovell's atmospheric score. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Chris Menges ; editor, Thomas Schwalm ; music composed and arranged by Dennis Bovell. |
| Note |
Special features: audio commentary with director Franco Rosso, screenwriter Martin Stellman, actor Brinsley Forde and producer Gavrik Losey; booklet essay by music journalist Mike Rubin; Dread beat and blood (1979, a short documentary on Linton Kwesi Johnson directed by Franco Rosso); new interviews with Brinsley Forde and Dennis Bovell; restoration featurette; Q & A with cast and crew (recorded at the BFI Southbank in 2008); trailers. |
| Language |
Dialogue in English and Jamaican Patois with optional English subtitles; closed-captioned in English. |
| Subject |
Black people -- England -- London -- Drama.
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Racism -- England -- London -- Drama.
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Reggae music -- England -- London -- Drama.
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Jamaicans -- England -- London -- Drama.
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Johnson, Linton Kwesi, 1952- -- Political and social views.
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Johnson, Linton Kwesi, 1952- (OCoLC)fst00201641
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Jamaicans. (OCoLC)fst00981301
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Black people. (OCoLC)fst00833880
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Political and social views. (OCoLC)fst01353986
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Racism. (OCoLC)fst01086616
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Reggae music. (OCoLC)fst01093058
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England -- London.
(OCoLC)fst01204271
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| Genre/Form |
Video recordings.
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Ethnic films. (OCoLC)fst01726160
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Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
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Feature films. (OCoLC)fst01710384
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Fiction films. (OCoLC)fst01710264
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired. (OCoLC)fst01710450
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Fiction films.
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Feature films.
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Ethnic films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Rosso, Franco, 1941-2016, film director, screenwriter.
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Stellman, Martin, screenwriter.
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Losey, Gavrik, film producer.
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Forde, Brinsley, 1953- actor.
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Haynes, David N., actor.
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Laird, Trevor, 1957- actor.
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Evans, Victor Romero, actor.
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Howman, Karl, 1952- actor.
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Pool, Archie, actor.
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Bovell, Brian, actor.
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Wilson, T-Bone, actor.
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Powell, Cynthia (Actress), actor.
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Monero, Mark, 1968- actor.
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Bovell, Dennis, composer (expression)
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Schwalm, Tom, 1943-2005, editor of moving image work.
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Menges, Chris, 1940- director of photography.
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Aswad (Musical group), performer.
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Diversity Music (Firm), production company.
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AMBI Media Group, film distributor.
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Seventy-Seven (Firm), film distributor.
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Kino Classics (Firm), publisher.
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Kino Lorber, Inc., publisher.
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| Added Title |
Container of (work): Dread beat and blood (Motion picture)
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| Standard No. |
738329239176 |
| Music No. |
K23917 Kino Classics |
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