American history X

Resource Information

The work American history X represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in DC Public Library System. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

American history X

Statement of responsibility

New Line Cinema presents a Turman-Morrissey Company production ; a Tony Kaye film ; directed by Tony Kaye ; produced by John Morrissey ; written by David McKenna

Contributor

• Gould, Elliott.
• New Line Cinema Corporation
• Kaye, Tony, 1952-
• D'Angelo, Beverly.
• McKenna, David, 1968-
• Morrissey, John
• Norton, Edward.
• Turman, Lawrence.
• Keach, Stacy.
• Balk, Fairuza.
• Dudley, Anne, 1956-
• Turman-Morrissey Company
• New Line Home Video (Firm)
• Furlong, Edward, 1977-

Actor

• D'Angelo, Beverly.
• Norton, Edward.
• Keach, Stacy.
• Gould, Elliott.
• Furlong, Edward, 1977-
• Balk, Fairuza.

Composer

• Dudley, Anne, 1956-

Director

• Kaye, Tony, 1952-

Producer

• Turman, Lawrence.
• Morrissey, John

Screenwriter

• McKenna, David, 1968-

Subject

• Feature films -- United States
• Fiction films
• Films for the hearing impaired
• Films for the hearing impaired
• Racism
• Racism -- California -- Drama
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Drama
• Feature films
• Feature films
• Fiction films
• California
• DVD-Video discs

Genre

• Films for the hearing impaired
• Feature films
• Drama
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Fiction films
• DVD-Video discs

Language

• eng
• eng
• eng
• eng

Summary

"Derek Vinyard, the charismatic leader of a group of young white supremacists in Los Angeles, lands in prison for a brutal, hate-driven murder. Upon his release, ashamed of his past and pledging to reform, Derek realizes he must save his younger brother, Danny, from a similar fate. A groundbreaking controversial drama about the tragic consequences of racism in a family."--Container

Cataloging source

TLM

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director of photography, Tony Kaye ; music by Anne Dudley ; editors, Jerry Greenberg, Alan Heim

Dewey number

791.4375

Intended audience

MPAA rating: R

Language note

English with optional English subtitles; closed-captioned

LC call number

• PN1995.9.F43
• PN1997

LC item number

• A447 1999
• .A447 1998

PerformerNote

Edward Norton, Edward Furlong, Fairuza Balk, Elliott Gould, Stacy Keach, Jennifer Lien, William Russ, Ethan Suplee, Beverly D'Angelo

Runtime

119

Target audience

general

Technique

live action