Edition |
Widescreen [edition]. |
Description |
1 videodisc (159 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
System Details |
DVD. |
Cast |
Kevin Kline, Penelope Wilton, Denzel Washington. |
Credits |
Director of photography, Ronnie Taylor ; editor, Lesley Walker ; music, George Fenton, Jonas Bwangwa. |
Note |
Based on the books: Biko ; and, Asking for trouble / by Donald Woods. |
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DVD release of the 1987 motion picture. |
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Dolby digital surround; widescreen format (2.35:1 aspect ratio). |
Summary |
Set in South Africa in the mid-1970s, this film tells the story of Stephen Biko, a Black political activist, and Donald Woods, a liberal white newspaper editor who risks his own life to bring Biko's message to the world. |
Note |
Special features include: production notes, cast and filmmaker biographies, theatrical trailer. |
Language |
English or French soundtracks; optional Spanish subtitles or English subtitles for the hearing-impaired. |
Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
Subject |
Biko, Steve, 1946-1977 -- Drama.
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Woods, Donald, 1933- -- Drama.
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Political prisoners -- Drama.
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Journalists -- Drama.
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South Africa -- Race relations -- Drama.
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Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Added Author |
Briley, John.
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Attenborough, Richard.
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Kline, Kevin.
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Wilton, Penelope, 1946-
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Washington, Denzel, 1954-
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Woods, Donald, 1933-
Biko.
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Woods, Donald, 1933-
Asking for trouble.
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Universal Pictures (Firm)
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Marble Arch Productions.
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ISBN |
0783230532: $19.98 |
Music No. |
20516 Universal |
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