Description |
1 videodisc (98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
System Details |
DVD, widescreen; Dolby Digital 5.1. |
Note |
Title from web and sell sheet. |
Cast |
Sissy Spacek, Whoopi Goldberg, Dwight Schultz. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1990. |
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Release date: Jan. 29, 2013. |
Audience |
Rating: PG. |
Summary |
Odessa Cotter, is a quiet, dignified woman who works as a housekeeper for Miriam Thompson. When Odessa honors the 1955 Montgomery, Alabama, bus boycott by walking an exhausting nine miles to and from work, Miriam offers her a ride. Defying both Miriam's racist husband, and the powerful White Citizen's Council, Miriam and Odessa put their lives in danger for civil rights. |
Language |
English or Spanish dialogue; English subtitles. |
Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
Subject |
Boycotts -- Alabama -- Montgomery -- Drama.
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Racism -- Alabama -- Montgomery -- Drama.
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Added Author |
Pearce, Richard, 1943-
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Cork, John.
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Koch, Howard W., Jr., 1945-
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Bell, Dave.
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Spacek, Sissy.
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Goldberg, Whoopi, 1955-
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Schultz, Dwight.
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Dave Bell Associates.
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New Visions Pictures.
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Lions Gate Films (Santa Monica, Calif.)
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Standard No. |
031398163343 |
Music No. |
34972 Lions Gate Films |
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