| Edition |
Anamorphic widescreen format. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (111 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1; stereo. |
| Performer |
Narrated by Jeffrey Wright. |
| Credits |
Edited by Deborah Peretz, Sari Gilman ; music arranged and produced by Teese Gohl. |
| Note |
"In association with Louisiana Public Broadcasting"--Container. |
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Originally produced as an episode of the television program American experience in 2007. |
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Special features: 2 deleted scenes (7 min.); interview with filmmaker Stephen Ives (7 min.). |
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"Enhanced for 16x9 televisions"--Container. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Summary |
A profile of the city of New Orleans, focusing especially on its pre-Katrina history. |
| Contents |
Chapters: A city's survival -- People of early New Orleans -- A connection to the past -- Resistance to Reconstruction -- Rex, King of Carnival -- Plessy v. Ferguson -- Rebuilding the neighborhood -- Birth of jazz -- The 1927 flood -- "Let the good times roll" -- A home to artists -- Finding acceptance -- Louis Armstrong returns home -- Desegregation and suburbanization -- New Orleans' promise. |
| Language |
In English. |
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Closed-captioned. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
New Orleans (La.) -- History.
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| Genre/Form |
Documentary television programs.
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Films for the hearing impaired.
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Documentary -- Television series.
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| Added Author |
Pollak, Amanda.
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Ives, Stephen.
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Carchman, Jenny.
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Ferrari, Michelle.
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Wright, Jeffrey (Jeffrey Charles), 1965-
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Insignia Films.
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WGBH Educational Foundation.
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Louisiana Public Broadcasting.
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PBS Home Video.
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| Added Title |
American experience (Television program)
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| ISBN |
0793693349 |
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9780793693344 |
| Standard No. |
841887008358 |
| Music No. |
AMEX6909 PBS Home Video |
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