| Description |
1 videodisc (99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Note |
Originally produced as a television special in 2002. |
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Special features: Smothers Brothers biography; director biography; full screen version. |
| Credits |
Editor, Lillian E. Benson ; music composer, Peter Davison. |
| Cast |
Tom Smothers, Dick Smothers, Joan Baez, Harry Belafonte, Leigh French, Bill Maher, Rob Reiner, Pete Seeger. |
| Summary |
Revealed is how this groundbreaking comedy television program became a hot bed of controversy, igniting laughter and social consciousness across a nation. Tells the story of censorship struggles. On CBS from 1967 until it was cancelled in 1969, the beloved hosts pioneered a turning point in American television history. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Form |
Also issued on VHS. |
| System Details |
DVD, Region 1 encoding. |
| Language |
Closed-captioned. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Smothers Brothers comedy hour.
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Censorship.
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Television comedies.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Documentary films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Muldaur, Maureen.
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Smothers, Tom, 1937-2023
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Smothers, Dick.
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Baez, Joan.
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Belafonte, Harry, 1927-2023
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French, Leigh, 1894-1946.
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Maher, Bill.
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Reiner, Rob.
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Seeger, Pete, 1919-2014.
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Benson, Lillian E.
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Davison, Peter, 1951-
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Muldaur Media Ltd. (Firm)
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Bravo Original Productions (Firm)
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Docurama (Firm)
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New Video Group.
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| Standard No. |
767685952337 |
| Music No. |
NVG-9523 New Video Group |
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