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

DVD | Paramount | [2003], c2001. | Full screen format.

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Call #	DVD TEN
Edition	Full screen format.
Descript.	1 videodisc (89 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Series	Paramount DVD collection
System Det	DVD, Region 1; stereo.
Note	Closed-captioned.
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.
Credits	Director of photography, Edward Pei ; editors, Katina Zinner, Peter Zinner ; costume designer, Joyce Schure; music, Stephen James Taylor.
Note	Originally produced as a motion picture in 2001. Based on the novel, "A long hard journey" by Frederick McKissack.
Audience	MPAA rating: R; for language and brief nudity.
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.
Awards	Image Awards, 2003: Image Award - Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special (Charles Dutton)
Subject	Randolph, A. Philip (Asa Philip), 1889-1979 -- Drama. Pullman porters -- United States -- Drama. Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters -- Drama. Pullman Car & Manufacturing Corp -- Drama.
Genre	Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. DVD
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.
Title	Ten thousand black men named George
ISBN/ISSN	0792189108 9780792189107 0097368037847