| Edition |
Widescreen edition. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (116 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.. |
| Series |
American Black Film Festival DVD series |
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American Black Film Festival DVD series.
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| System Details |
DVD, region 1, widescreen (matted) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, dual-layer. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
| Cast |
Gary Dourdan, Darren Bridgett, Ezra Stanley, Vonetta McGee, Elizabeth Nunziato, Leith M. Burke, Tina Marie Murray, "Big" Leroy Mobley. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Kev Robertson ; art director, Doug Freeman ; editor, Judd Flemming ; score, Juan "Uglyfingers" Blair ; wardrobe, Dierdre Scully. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 2007. |
| Terms Of Use |
This DVD is copy protected and may be played only on licensed devices. |
| Language |
English dialogue, English, French or Portuguese subtitles; closed-captioned. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Summary |
Inmate activist George Lester Jackson's short life became a flashpoint for revolution, igniting the bloodiest riot in San Quentin's history. In a story ripped from history's headlines, this film traces Jackson's spiritual journey and violent fate, from being sent up on a one-year-to-life sentence for robbing a gas station of $71 to galvanizing the Black Guerrilla Family with his incendiary book of letters, "Soledad Brother," to the fierce August day when his younger brother Jonathan shocked the world by taking a California courtroom hostage to protest Jackson's upcoming trial. |
| Note |
Special features: Deleted scenes. |
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GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Jackson, George, 1941-1971 -- Drama.
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African American prisoners -- California -- Biography -- Drama.
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Radicals -- California -- Biography -- Drama.
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Black power -- United States -- Drama.
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Revolutions -- United States -- Drama.
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Prison violence -- California -- Drama.
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California State Prison at San Quentin -- Drama.
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Radicalism -- California -- Biography -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Biographical -- Feature.
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Prison -- Feature.
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Melodrama -- Feature.
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Feature films.
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Biographical films.
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Melodrama.
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Biographical films.
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Historical films.
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Prison films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Fiction films.
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Feature films.
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| Added Author |
Mabry, Jan.
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Flemming, Judd.
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Sampson, TCinque J.
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Styles, Samm.
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Dourdan, Gary.
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Bridgett, Darren.
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Stanley, Ezra.
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McGee, Vonetta.
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Nunziato, Elizabeth.
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Burke, Leith M.
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Murray, Tina Marie.
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Mobley, Leroy.
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276 Productions (Firm)
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Warner Home Video (Firm)
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| ISBN |
1419852035 |
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9781419852039 |
| Standard No. |
085391151869 |
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00085391151869 |
| Music No. |
115186 Warner Home Video |
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1000024728 Warner Home Video |
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