| Description |
1 videodisc (114 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 2003. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Ousama Rawi ; art director, Humberto Garcia ; editor, Jeff Cooper ; music, Ashe & Spencer ; costume designer, Joyce Schure ; production designer, Gavin Mitchell. |
| Cast |
Jon Voight, Louis Gossett, Jr., Joe Morton, Ron White, Emily Yancy, Bokeem Woodbine, Blu Mankuma, Eugene Clark, Roy T. Anderson. |
| Summary |
June 1998, in the sleepy town of Jasper, TX, three young, self-styled white supremists overpower a 49-year-old black man named James Byrd Jr., chain him to the back of their pickup, and literally drag him to death. As the frenzy of the media continues, the relationship between the white and black residents of Jasper is severely strained. Two decent men are at the center of the investigation: R.C. Horn, the first black mayor of Jasper, and Billy Rowles, the town's white sheriff. Instead of being wrenched apart, the black and white communities of Jasper draw closer together than they have ever been. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R; for strong violence/disturbing images & language. |
| System Details |
DVD, Region 1, full screen presentation; Dolby Digital. |
| Language |
Closed-captioned. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Byrd, James, Jr., 1949-1998 -- Drama.
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Homicide investigation -- Texas -- Jasper -- Drama.
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African American men -- Texas -- Jasper -- Drama.
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White supremacy movements -- Texas -- Jasper -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Suspense films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Estrin, Jonathan.
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Byrd, Jeffrey W.
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Voight, Jon, 1938-
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Gossett, Louis, Jr., 1936-
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Morton, Joe, 1947-
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White, Ron.
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Yancy, Emily.
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Woodbine, Bokeem.
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Mankuna, Blu.
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Clark, Eugene.
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Anderson, Roy T.
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Rawi, Ousama, 1939-
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García Valverde, Humberto, 1944-
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Cooper, Jeff.
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Schure, Joyce.
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Mitchell, Gavin.
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Ashe & Spencer (Musical group)
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Showtime Networks.
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Showtime Entertainment.
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| ISBN |
1932228950 |
| Standard No. |
758445110029 |
| Music No. |
SHO1100 Showtime Entertainment |
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