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Go tell it to the mountain / Monterey Home Video ; Robert Geller presents in association with American Playhouse ; a Learning in Focus production ; executive producer, Robert Geller ; produced by Calvin Skaggs ; teleplay by Gus Edwards, Leslie Lee ; directed by Stan Lathan. Videorecording

Material type: TextTextPublication details: [United States] : Distributed by Monterey Media Inc., Distributed by Monterey Media Inc., Description: 1 videodisc (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inISBN:
  • 1569946213
Other title:
  • James Baldwin's Go tell it on the mountain
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • PS3552.A45
Production credits:
  • Edited by Jay Freund ; production designer, Charles Bennett ; costume designer, Bernard Johnson ; director of photography, Hiro Narita ; original music by Webster Lewis.
Paul Winfield, Alfre Woodard, Ving Rhames, Rosalind Cash, James Bond III, Olivia Cole, Ruby Dee.Summary: A story of violence and desire, of tenderness and compassion, so gripping and moving, which lays bare the trials and sufferings, the yearings and aspirations of three generations of an African American family. The journey of a family from the rural South to "big city" Herlem, seeking both salvation and understanding and of a young boy struggling to earn the approval of a self-righteous and often unloving stepfather.
Item type: Audiovisual Item
Holdings
Current library Collection Call number Vol info Status Date due Barcode
Judith Thomas Library Audio-Visuals Audio-Visual RNM29 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) AV43 Available

Originally broadcast on television in 1984.
Adapted from the novel by James Baldwin.
Special features: Actor bio: Olivia Cole, Paul Winfield, Ruby Dee, Ving Rhames, Alfre Woodard; Baldwin bio; Discussion topics; Other DVDs.

Edited by Jay Freund ; production designer, Charles Bennett ; costume designer, Bernard Johnson ; director of photography, Hiro Narita ; original music by Webster Lewis.

Paul Winfield, Alfre Woodard, Ving Rhames, Rosalind Cash, James Bond III, Olivia Cole, Ruby Dee.

A story of violence and desire, of tenderness and compassion, so gripping and moving, which lays bare the trials and sufferings, the yearings and aspirations of three generations of an African American family. The journey of a family from the rural South to "big city" Herlem, seeking both salvation and understanding and of a young boy struggling to earn the approval of a self-righteous and often unloving stepfather.