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The Resource Purlie Victorious, [presented by] the Hammer Brothers ; produced and directed by Nicholas Webster ; screen play by Ossie Davis

Purlie Victorious, [presented by] the Hammer Brothers ; produced and directed by Nicholas Webster ; screen play by Ossie Davis

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Contributor
Summary
A black preacher returns home to rural Georgia to claim an inheritance and bring down the ruthless plantation owner that he once served. He finds a surprise ally in the plantation owner's son
Language
eng
Work
Extent
1 videodisc (100 min.)
Note
  • Place of publication from publisher's Web site
  • Based on the Broadway play written by Ossie Davis
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1963
  • Bonus feature: Interview with Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee (March 11, 1972)
Isbn
9780788607028
Instance
Label
Purlie Victorious
Title
Purlie Victorious
Statement of responsibility
[presented by] the Hammer Brothers ; produced and directed by Nicholas Webster ; screen play by Ossie Davis
Contributor
Actor
Cinematographer
Composer
Film director
Film distributor
Film editor
Film producer
Presenter
Screenwriter
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
A black preacher returns home to rural Georgia to claim an inheritance and bring down the ruthless plantation owner that he once served. He finds a surprise ally in the plantation owner's son
Cataloging source
TEFMT
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Director of cinematography, Boris Kaufman ; editing, Ralph Rosenblum ; music, Henry Cowen
Dewey number
791.43/72
Intended audience
MPAA rating: Not rated
Language note
English audio
LC call number
PN1997
LC item number
.P9574 2005
PerformerNote
Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Sorrell Booke, Godfrey Cambridge, Alan Alda
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1930-1994
  • 1933-1976
  • 1936-
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Rosenblum, Ralph
  • Cowen, Henry
  • Webster, Nicholas
  • Davis, Ossie
  • Dee, Ruby
  • Booke, Sorrell
  • Cambridge, Godfrey
  • Alda, Alan
  • Kaufman, Boris
  • Davis, Ossie
  • MPI Home Video (Firm)
  • Hammer Brothers
Runtime
100
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • African American clergy
  • Plantation owners
  • Georgia
  • African Americans
  • African American clergy
  • African Americans
  • Plantation owners
  • Race relations
  • Georgia
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
Label
Purlie Victorious, [presented by] the Hammer Brothers ; produced and directed by Nicholas Webster ; screen play by Ossie Davis
Instantiates
Distribution
Copyright
Note
  • Place of publication from publisher's Web site
  • Based on the Broadway play written by Ossie Davis
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1963
  • Bonus feature: Interview with Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee (March 11, 1972)
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
black and white
Configuration of playback channels
unknown
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
ocm62096649
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
  • 4 3/4 in.
  • other
Extent
1 videodisc (100 min.)
Isbn
9780788607028
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
030306773698
Other physical details
sound, black & white
Publisher number
DVD7736
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System details
DVD, all regions, 1.33:1. Dolby Digital
Video recording format
DVD
Label
Purlie Victorious, [presented by] the Hammer Brothers ; produced and directed by Nicholas Webster ; screen play by Ossie Davis
Distribution
Copyright
Note
  • Place of publication from publisher's Web site
  • Based on the Broadway play written by Ossie Davis
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1963
  • Bonus feature: Interview with Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee (March 11, 1972)
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
black and white
Configuration of playback channels
unknown
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
ocm62096649
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
  • 4 3/4 in.
  • other
Extent
1 videodisc (100 min.)
Isbn
9780788607028
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
030306773698
Other physical details
sound, black & white
Publisher number
DVD7736
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System details
DVD, all regions, 1.33:1. Dolby Digital
Video recording format
DVD

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