KQED ; teleplay by Richard Kramer ; produced by Alan Poul ; directed by Alastair Reid ; executive producer [for American playhouse], Lindsay Law ; KCET Los Angeles, South Carolina ETV, WGBH Boston, WNET New York.

Publication Info.	[Silver Spring, MD] : Acorn Media, [1993]
	©2002

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Location	Call No.	Status
Wethersfield Public Library - DVDs	DVD SERIES TALES DISC 2	Check Shelf
Wethersfield Public Library - DVDs	DVD SERIES TALES DISC 1	Check Shelf
Wethersfield Public Library - DVDs	DVD SERIES TALES DISC 3	Check Shelf

Edition	Complete 6-episode unedited edition.
Description	3 videodiscs (approximately 300 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Note	Based on the novel by Armistead Maupin.
	Originally produced as a television mini-series in 1993.
	Special features include audio commentary by Armistead Maupin, director Alastair Reid, Olympia Dukakis, Laura Linney and Barbara Garrick; exclusive behind-the-scenes location and rehearsal footage; Armistead Maupin biography and booklist; cast biographies; full-color insert.
Cast	Olympia Dukakis, Donald Moffat, Laura Linney, Marcus D'Amico, Chloe Webb, Thomas Gibson, Barbara Garrick, Billy Campbell, Paul Gross.
Summary	In this chronicle of San Francisco in the 1970s, the carefree chaos revolves around the funky old apartment house at 28 Barbary Lane where landlady Anna Madrigal welcomes tenants by taping homegrown joints to their doors and presides over their lives with an almost maternal affection.
Audience	"Recommended for mature audiences"--Container.
System Details	DVD; stereo, Dolby digital.
Awards	Outstanding Mini-Series, GLAAD Media Awards, 1995.
Language	Closed-captioned.
Note	GMD: videorecording.
Subject	Television mini-series -- United States.
	Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
	City and town life -- California -- San Francisco -- Drama.
	San Francisco (Calif.) -- Drama.
Added Author	Kramer, Richard.
	Reid, Alistair.
	Poul, Alan.
	Law, Lindsay.
	Dukakis, Olympia.
	Moffat, Donald, 1930-2018
	Linney, Laura.
	D'Amico, Marcus.
	Webb, Chloe.
	Gibson, Thomas, 1962-
	Gross, Paul, 1959-
	Garrick, Barbara.
	Campbell, William, 1959-
	Maupin, Armistead. Tales of the city.
	Propaganda Films (Firm)
	Working Title Films.
	Channel Four (Great Britain)
	KQED-TV (Television station : San Francisco, Calif.)
	KCET (Television station : Los Angeles, Calif.)
	South Carolina Educational Television Network.
	WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)
	WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
	Acorn Media (Firm)
Added Title	American playhouse (Television program)
ISBN	1569385424
Standard No.	054961542499
Music No.	AMP-5424 Acorn Media

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