Edition |
Full screen format. |
Description |
1 videodisc (89 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.. |
Series |
Paramount DVD collection |
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Paramount DVD collection.
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System Details |
DVD, Region 1; stereo. |
Cast |
André Braugher, Charles S. Dutton, Mario Van Peebles, Carla Brothers, Brock Peters, Kenneth McGregor, Ernestine Jackson, Ellen Holly, Kedar, Joel Gordon, Ardon Bess, Karen Eyo. |
Credits |
Director of photography, Edward Pei ; editors, Katina Zinner, Peter Zinner ; costume designer, Joyce Schure; music, Stephen James Taylor. |
Note |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2001. |
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Based on the novel, "A long hard journey" by Frederick McKissack. |
Audience |
MPAA rating: R; for language and brief nudity. |
Summary |
The true story of the formation of the first black-controlled union, the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters. Asa Philip Randolph, a black journalist establishes a voice for the forgotten workers of the Pullman Rail Company, were all black porters were simply named "George", after George Pullman, the first person to employ emancipated slaves. |
Awards |
Image Awards, 2003: Image Award - Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special (Charles Dutton) |
Language |
Closed-captioned. |
Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
Subject |
Randolph, A. Philip (Asa Philip), 1889-1979 -- Drama.
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Pullman porters -- United States -- Drama.
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Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters -- Drama.
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Pullman Car & Manufacturing Corp. -- 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 |
Townsend, Robert, 1957-
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Mundy, Michelle.
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Nowrasteh, Cyrus.
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Braugher, Andre.
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Dutton, Charles S.
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Van Peebles, Mario.
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Eyo, Karen.
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McKissack, Fredrick
Long hard journey.
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Showtime Networks.
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Paramount Pictures Corporation.
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Paramount Television.
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Added Title |
Ten thousand black men named George |
ISBN |
0792189108 |
Standard No. |
097368037847 |
Music No. |
80378 Paramount |
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