| Description |
1 videodisc (180 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Note |
Originally produced as motion picture in 1988. |
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Based on the novel by Gloria Naylor. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Alexander Gruszynski ; editor, Jerrold L. Ludwig ; music, David Shire. |
| Cast |
Oprah Winfrey, Robin Givens, Cicely Tyson, Jackée, Larenz Tate, Lynn Whitfield, Mary Alice, Olivia Cole, Moses Gunn, Paula Kelly, Leon Lonette McKee, Barbara Montgomery, Phyllis Yonne Stickney, Paul Winfield, William Allen Young. |
| Summary |
Mattie Michael, whose life has been plagued by misfortunes, is alone in a ghetto tenement on Brewster Place. She gradually unites the other tenement women to help them struggle for a new life. |
| Audience |
Not rated by the MPAA. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, full screen presentation; stereo. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Naylor, Gloria -- Film adaptations.
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African American women -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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| Added Author |
Meyer, Patricia K.
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Cannon, Reuben, 1946-
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Hall, Karen Lynne.
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Deitch, Donna, 1945-
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Winfrey, Oprah.
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Givens, Robin.
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Tyson, Cicely.
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Jackée, 1956-
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Tate, Larenz.
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Whitfield, Lynn.
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Alice, Mary, 1936-2022
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Cole, Olivia, 1942-2018
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Gunn, Moses, 1929-1993.
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Kelly, Paula.
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McKee, Leon Lonette.
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Montgomery, Barbara.
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Stickney, Phyllis Yonne.
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Winfield, Paul.
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Young, William Allen.
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Gruszynski, Alexander.
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Ludwig, Jerry
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Shire, David.
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Naylor, Gloria.
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Xenon Entertainment Group.
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Phoenix Entertainment Group.
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Harpo Productions.
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King Phoenix Entertainment.
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Hearst Entertainment (Firm)
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Xenon Pictures.
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| ISBN |
1578296110: $21.69 |
| Standard No. |
000799109229 |
| Music No. |
XE XX 1092DVD Hearst Entertainment Inc. |
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