| Description |
1 videodisc (108 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital rdatr |
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optical rdarm |
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surround rdacpc |
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5.1 Dolby digital |
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NTSC rdabs |
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video file rdaft |
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DVD video |
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region 0 rdare |
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Motion pictures lcgft |
| System Details |
DVD; region 0, NTSC; wide screen (2:1); Dolby 5.1 surround. |
| Note |
Title from disc surface. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Bashir Achkar ; editor, Takashi Uchida ; music, Jongnic Bontemps. |
| Cast |
Inger Tudor, Jewell Wilson Bridges, Ashli Haynes, June Schreiner, Daniel Kuhlman, Jeremy Tardy. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 2021. |
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Wide screen. |
| Audience |
Rating: Not Rated. |
| Summary |
Before Citizen Kane and The War of the Worlds, leading Broadway actress Rose McClendon and producer John Houseman convince a gifted but untested 20-year-old Orson Welles to direct Shakespeare's Macbeth with an all-Black cast in Harlem. Reimagined in a Haitian setting, this revolutionary 1936 production, which came to be known as "Voodoo Macbeth," would change the world forever. But the road to opening night proves to be a difficult one. Welles and McClendon--who's playing Lady Macbeth--clash over everything from scene blocking to crew hires, while Houseman contends with Congressman Martin Dies Jr., co-founder of the House Un-American Activities Committee who's hell-bent on shutting down what he deems "communist propaganda." Welles and McClendon must overcome political pressure, personal demons, and protests to realize their groundbreaking vision. Based on true events. |
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Special features: Audio commentary; Actual 1936 footage from National Archives of the play that toured the country to interracial audiences. |
| Language |
Close captioned. |
| Subject |
African American actresses -- Drama.
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Federal Theatre Project (U.S.) -- Drama.
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Theatrical producers and directors -- Drama.
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Theater -- Drama.
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Actresses. (OCoLC)fst00796328
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Theater. (OCoLC)fst01149217
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Theatrical producers and directors. (OCoLC)fst01149443
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| Genre/Form |
Video recordings.
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Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
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Feature films. (OCoLC)fst01710384
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Historical films.
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Social problem films.
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Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Abebe, Dag, film director.
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Vajrača, Sabina, 1977- film director.
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Watson, John (Film producer), film producer.
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Jadakiss, film producer.
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Alva, Miles, film producer.
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Xiao, Xiaoyuan, film producer.
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Tudor, Inger, actor.
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Bridges, Jewell Wilson, actor.
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Haynes, Ashli, actor.
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Schreiner, June, actor.
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Tardy, Jeremy, actor.
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Lightyear Entertainment (Firm), publisher, presenter.
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Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ), production company.
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| Standard No. |
810069450629 |
| Music No. |
LY5062DVD Lightyear Entertainment |
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