Description |
1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
Playing Time |
013600 |
Series |
Soul cinema |
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Soul cinema.
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System Details |
DVD, Region 1, NTSC; Dolby Digital mono. |
Cast |
Godfrey Cambridge, Raymond St. Jacques, Calvin Lockhart, Judy Pace, Redd Foxx, John Anderson, Emily Yancy, Lou Jacobi, Eugene Roche, J.D. Cannon. |
Credits |
Director of photography, Gerald Hirschfeld ; art director, Manuel Gerard ; editor, Robert Q. Lovett ; music, Galt MacDermot. |
Note |
Originally released as motion picture in 1970. |
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Based upon the novel "Back to Africa" by Chester Himes. |
Audience |
MPAA rating: R. |
Summary |
St. Jacques is Coffin Ed Johnson and Cambridge is Gravedigger Jones, black cops who suspect preacher Lockhart's back-to-Africa campaign is a swindle. Neatly combines action and comedy. |
Language |
Soundtrack in English (mono) with optional French or Spanish subtitles; closed captioned for the hearing impaired. |
Subject |
Johnson, Coffin Ed (Fictitious character) -- Drama.
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Jones, Grave Digger (Fictitious character) -- Drama.
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African Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
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Afronorteamericanos -- Nueva York (Estados Unidos : Estado) -- Nueva York -- Teatro.
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African Americans. (OCoLC)fst00799558
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Johnson, Coffin Ed (Fictitious character) (OCoLC)fst00983835
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Jones, Grave Digger (Fictitious character) (OCoLC)fst00983967
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New York (State) -- New York.
(OCoLC)fst01204333
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Genre/Form |
Comedy films. (OCoLC)fst01710291
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Detective and mystery films. (OCoLC)fst01710476
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Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
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Feature films. (OCoLC)fst01710384
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Film adaptations. (OCoLC)fst01710491
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired. (OCoLC)fst01710450
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Feature films.
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Comedy films.
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Detective and mystery films.
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Film adaptations.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Added Author |
Goldwyn, Samuel, Jr., 1926-2015. Producer.
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Perl, Arnold. Screenwriter.
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Davis, Ossie. Screenwriter. Director.
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Cambridge, Godfrey, 1933-1976. Actor.
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St. Jacques, Raymond, 1930-1990. Actor.
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Lockhart, Calvin, 1934-2007. Actor.
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Pace, Judy, 1946- Actor.
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Foxx, Redd, 1922-1991. Actor.
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Anderson, John, 1922-1992. Actor.
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Yancy, Emily. Actor.
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Jacobi, Lou. Actor.
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Roche, Eugene, 1928-2004. Actor.
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Cannon, J. D. (John Donovan), 1922-2005. Actor.
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Hirschfeld, Gerald. Cinematographer.
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Gerard, Emanuel, 1926-1973. Art director.
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Lovett, Robert Q. Film editor.
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MacDermot, Galt. Composer.
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Himes, Chester B., 1909-1984.
Cotton comes to Harlem.
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United Artists Corporation.
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MGM Home Entertainment Inc.
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Standard No. |
027616857842 |
ISBN |
0792848284 |
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9780792848288 |
Music No. |
1001464 MGM Home Entertainment |
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