| Description |
1 videodisc (44 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.. |
| Series |
American short story collection |
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American short story collection.
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| System Details |
DVD, region 1; stereo. |
| Performer |
Host, Henry Fonda. |
| Cast |
Olivia Cole, James Bond III, Margaret Avery, Cleavon Little, Clinton Derricks-Carroll. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Larry Pizer ; editor, Barbara Pokras ; music, Webster Lewis. |
| Note |
Originally broadcast on television in 1980. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Summary |
Based on the short story by Ernest J. Gaines. In rural Louisiana in the 1940's, a young black boy accompanies his mother into town and absorbs valuable lessons of pride, charity and dignity. |
| Note |
Special features: author bio; actor bios; printable study guide; about the American Short Story Collection; audio transcript interview with Robert Geller; Henry Fonda intro. |
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GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Gaines, Ernest J., 1933-2019 -- Film adaptations.
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African Americans -- Louisiana -- Drama.
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Mothers and sons -- Louisiana -- Drama.
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Discrimination -- Louisiana -- Drama.
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Louisiana -- Race relations -- Drama.
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Louisiana -- Social life and customs -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Short films.
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Film adaptations.
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Short stories, American -- Film adaptations.
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| Added Author |
Lathan, Stan. Director.
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Fuller, Charles. Screenwriter.
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Cole, Olivia, 1942-2018. Actor.
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Bond, James, III. Actor.
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Avery, Margaret. Actor.
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Little, Cleavon.
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Derricks-Carroll, Clinton, 1953-
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Fonda, Henry, 1905-1982. Host.
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Gaines, Ernest J., 1933-2019.
Sky is gray.
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Monterey Video (Firm)
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Learning in Focus, inc.
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Monterey Media.
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| Added Title |
Sky is gray |
| ISBN |
1569944288 |
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9781569944288 |
| Standard No. |
012233388824 |
| Music No. |
338882 Monterey Video |
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