| Edition |
Gold Crown collector's edition. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.. |
| Series |
Hallmark Hall of Fame ; 16 |
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Hallmark Hall of Fame (DVD videodiscs) ; 16.
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| System Details |
DVD, Dolby digital surround Full screen version (2.0). |
| Cast |
Charles Dutton, Alfre Woodard, Carl Gordon, Tommy Hollis, Lou Myers, Courtney B. Vance. |
| Credits |
Production designer, Jim Newport ; director of photography, Paul Elliott ; edited by Jim Oliver ; music, Stephen James Taylor. |
| Note |
Based on the play by August Wilson. |
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Originally produced for television broadcast in 1995. |
| Audience |
Rated PG. |
| Summary |
August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning tale of a family caught between their heritage and a dream for the future. The Charles family clashes over the fate of a magnificent, carved piano that carries their family's story from their days as slaves. Boy Willie wants to sell the piano to buy a farm--the same fields their family worked as slaves. But his sister, Berniece, refuses to part with it. For her, the piano is their very soul, a legacy of pride and struggle that symbolizes their survival as a family. To resolve the conflict they must first deal with the past. |
| Note |
Special features: a behind-the-scenes featurette and an interview with August Wilson; biographies. |
| Contents |
Special features: Full screen presentation -- The making of "The piano lesson" -- An interview with August Wilson -- Language: English -- Subtitles: English. |
| Language |
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
African Americans -- Drama.
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Heirlooms -- Drama.
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Drama.
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African Americans -- Study and teaching.
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Black people -- Study and teaching.
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Television plays.
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| Genre/Form |
Made-for-TV movies.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Wilson, August. Producer. Screenwriter.
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Richards, Lloyd, 1919-2006. Director.
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Dutton, Charles S. Actor.
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Woodard, Alfre, 1953- Actor.
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Gordon, Carl, 1932-2010. Actor.
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Hollis, Tommy. Actor.
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Myers, Lou, 1945- Actor.
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Vance, Courtney B. Actor.
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Wilson, August.
Piano lesson.
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Craig Anderson Productions.
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Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions, Inc.
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| Note |
Title on container: August Wilson's The piano lesson |
| Standard No. |
015012948813 |
| Music No. |
1998DVD1370 Hallmark Home Entertainment |
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2898DVD1370 Hallmark Home Entertainment |
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