Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 85 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
System Details |
DVD, widescreen (1.78:1) presentation, enhanced for 16:9 TVs; Dolby Digital stereo., NTSC. |
Performer |
Narrator: Dick Hehmeyer. |
Credits |
Camera and sound, Joe Angio, Michael Solomon ; editor, Jane Rizzo ; music, Jeremy Parise. |
Note |
Originally released in 2006. |
Audience |
Rating: Not rated. |
Summary |
A tale of how a young black kid from Chicago, Melvin Van Peebles, ended up making one of the most controversial movies in American history, Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song, the film that sparked the Blaxploitation era in Hollywood. |
Note |
Bonus features: Melvin's hilarious TV news commentaries; live concert performances; theatrical trailer. |
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GMD: videorecording. |
Subject |
Van Peebles, Melvin, 1932-2021
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African American motion picture producers and directors -- Biography.
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Blaxploitation films.
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Genre/Form |
Biographical films.
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Documentary films.
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Added Author |
Van Peebles, Melvin, 1932-2021
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Solomon, Michael.
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Angio, Joe.
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Hehmeyer, Dick.
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IFC Productions (Firm)
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Breakfast at Noho (Firm)
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Home Vision Entertainment (Firm)
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Image Entertainment (Firm)
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Standard No. |
014381400724 |
Music No. |
HVE4007DVD Home Vision Entertainment |
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