The Resource Ill gotten gains, Spats Films ; written for the screen, produced and directed by Joel Ben Marsden

Ill gotten gains, Spats Films ; written for the screen, produced and directed by Joel Ben Marsden

Label
Ill gotten gains
Title
Ill gotten gains
Statement of responsibility
Spats Films ; written for the screen, produced and directed by Joel Ben Marsden
Title variation
American slave ship uprising
Contributor
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
Twenty-four African captives fill the tiny hull of the slave ship Argon Miss off the coast of West Africa. As the ship travels to an unknown destination, its inhabitants begin to buckle under the daily regimen of cruelty and abuse. When an ancient spirit appears from within the wooden planks of the ship calling for release by fire, the captive men and women are driven toward escape through bloody uprising
Cataloging source
IUL
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Director of photography, Ben Kufrin ; editor, David Schaufele ; music, Mike Baum [and others]
Dewey number
791.43/72
Intended audience
MPAA rating: R
LC call number
PN1997
LC item number
.I4335 1999
PerformerNote
Djimon Hounsou, Akosua Busia, De'Aundre Bonds, Eartha Kitt
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
1964-
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Marsden, Joel Ben
  • Hounsou, Djimon
  • Busia, Akosua
  • Bonds, DeAundre
  • Kitt, Eartha
  • Spats Films
  • Xenon Entertainment Group
Runtime
106
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Slave trade
  • Revolutions
  • Revolutions
  • Slave trade
  • Africa
Technique
live action
Label
Ill gotten gains, Spats Films ; written for the screen, produced and directed by Joel Ben Marsden
Instantiates
Publication
Note
  • DVD release of the 1997 motion picture
  • Based on a story by Joel Ben Marsden and Peter Steinberg
  • Special features: commentary by director Joel B. Marsden ; production notes ; theatrical trailer ; documentary: Ill-Gotten Gains at Work ; radio interview ; soundtrack (with slide show) ; photo gallery
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
black and white
Configuration of playback channels
quadrophonic multichannel or surround
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
ocm47840757
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Extent
1 videodisc (106 min.)
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
000799407127
Other physical details
sound, black and white
Publisher number
XE XX 4071DVD
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System details
DVD; Dolby digital surround; letterbox format
Video recording format
DVD
Label
Ill gotten gains, Spats Films ; written for the screen, produced and directed by Joel Ben Marsden
Publication
Note
  • DVD release of the 1997 motion picture
  • Based on a story by Joel Ben Marsden and Peter Steinberg
  • Special features: commentary by director Joel B. Marsden ; production notes ; theatrical trailer ; documentary: Ill-Gotten Gains at Work ; radio interview ; soundtrack (with slide show) ; photo gallery
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
black and white
Configuration of playback channels
quadrophonic multichannel or surround
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
ocm47840757
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Extent
1 videodisc (106 min.)
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
000799407127
Other physical details
sound, black and white
Publisher number
XE XX 4071DVD
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System details
DVD; Dolby digital surround; letterbox format
Video recording format
DVD

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