10,000 black men named George [DVD]
/ Showtime and Paramount Pictures presents ; producer, Michelle Mundy ; written by Cyrus Nowrasteh ; directed by Robert Townsend

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Location | Call No. | NOTE | Status |
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Central DVD | DVD TEN | DUE 01-22-21 | |
North Courthouse DVD | DVD TEN | AVAILABLE |

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Edition |
Full screen format.
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Descript. |
1 videodisc (89 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Series | |
System Det |
DVD, Region 1; stereo.
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Note |
Closed-captioned.
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Cast |
André Braugher, Charles S. Dutton, Mario Van Peebles, Carla Brothers, Brock Peters, Kenneth McGregor, Ernestine Jackson, Ellen Holly, Kedar, Joel Gordon, Ardon Bess, Karen Eyo.
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Credits |
Director of photography, Edward Pei ; editors, Katina Zinner, Peter Zinner ; costume designer, Joyce Schure; music, Stephen James Taylor.
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Note |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2001.
Based on the novel, "A long hard journey" by Frederick McKissack.
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Audience |
MPAA rating: R; for language and brief nudity.
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Summary |
The true story of the formation of the first black-controlled union, the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters. Asa Philip Randolph, a black journalist establishes a voice for the forgotten workers of the Pullman Rail Company, were all black porters were simply named "George", after George Pullman, the first person to employ emancipated slaves.
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Awards |
Image Awards, 2003: Image Award - Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special (Charles Dutton)
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Alt Author |
Townsend, Robert, 1957-
Nowrasteh, Cyrus.
Braugher, Andre.
Dutton, Charles S.
Van Peebles, Mario.
Eyo, Karen.
McKissack, Fredrick. Long hard journey.
Paramount Pictures Corporation.
Paramount Television.
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Title |
Ten thousand black men named George
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ISBN/ISSN |
0792189108
9780792189107
0097368037847
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