| Description |
1 videodisc (139 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. stamping rda |
| Description |
digital optical surround Dolby Digital 5.1 rda |
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NTSC rda |
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video file DVD video region 1 rda |
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Motion pictures lcgft |
| System Details |
DVD, NTSC, region 1; widescreen presentation enhanced for 16x9 televisions; Dolby Digital 5.1. |
| Language |
English dialogue; optional English described video; optional English, French, or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned in English. |
| Cast |
Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Jovan Adepo, Russell Hornsby, Mykelti Williamson, Saniyya Sidney. |
| Credits |
Music by Marcelo Zarvos ; costume designer, Sharen Davis ; editor, Hughes Winborne ; production designer, David Gropman ; director of photography, Charlotte Bruus Christensen. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 2016. |
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Based on August Wilson's Pulitzer prize-winning play. |
| Summary |
In 1950s Pittsburgh, a Black garbage collector named Troy Maxson--bitter that baseball's color barrier was only broken after his own heyday in the Negro Leagues--is prone to taking out his frustrations on his loved ones. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: PG-13; for thematic elements, language and some suggestive references CHV rating: PG; for violence and coarse language. |
| Awards |
Academy Award, 2016: Best supporting actress (Davis). |
| Subject |
Wilson, August -- Film adaptations.
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African American families -- Drama.
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Families -- Drama.
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Fathers and sons -- Drama.
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Fathers and sons -- United States -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
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Negro leagues -- Drama.
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Race relations -- Drama.
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Sanitation workers -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh -- Drama.
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Race relations -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Social problem films.
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Film adaptations.
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Fiction films.
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Feature films.
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Feature films -- United States.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
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| Added Author |
Rudin, Scott, 1958- film producer.
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Washington, Denzel, 1954- actor, film producer, film director.
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Black, Todd, film producer.
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Wilson, August, screenwriter.
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Davis, Viola, 1965- actor.
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Henderson, Stephen, 1949- actor.
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Adepo, Jovan, actor.
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Hornsby, Russell, actor.
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Williamson, Mykelti, actor.
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Sidney, Saniyya, actor.
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Zarvos, Marcelo, composer (expression)
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Davis, Sharen, costume designer.
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Winborne, Hughes, editor of moving image work.
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Gropman, David, production designer.
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Christensen, Charlotte Bruus, director of photography.
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Motion picture adaptation of (work): Wilson, August.
Fences.
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Bron Studios, presenter, production company.
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Macro Media, presenter, production company.
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Paramount Pictures Corporation, presenter, film distributor.
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| ISBN |
9786316773265 |
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6316773269 |
| Standard No. |
032429263520 |
| Music No. |
59183768000 Paramount |
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2070772 Paramount (container) |
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