| Description |
1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 166 min.)) : sound, color |
| Summary |
Follows the lives of a group of working-class African Americans living in New York City, focusing on the relationship between Johnnie Mae Brown and her husband Charles. Originally intended to air on public television in 1980, this film went unseen for many years; the original tapes have been carefully restored and the film is now available in its full-length version for the first time in decades |
| Notes |
One film in two parts |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Robert Polidori ; composer, Carman Moore ; editors, Bill Gunn, R. Polidori, Kip Hanrahan, Niamani Mutima, Walter Cotton |
| Cast |
Jim Wright, Sam Waymon, Verta Mae Grosvenor, Walter Cotton, Bill Gunn, Thommie Blackwell, Kip Hanrahan |
| Event |
Originally produced in 1980 |
| Notes |
Closed-captioned |
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Description from online resource; title from title frames (Kanopy, viewed on January 29, 2019) |
| Subject |
African American couples -- Drama
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Man-woman relationships -- Drama
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Working class African Americans -- Drama
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Working class -- United States -- Drama
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African Americans -- Social life and customs -- Drama
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Working class.
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African American couples.
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African Americans -- Social life and customs.
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Man-woman relationships.
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Working class African Americans.
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| SUBJECT |
New York (N.Y.) -- Drama
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| Subject |
United States.
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New York (State) -- New York.
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| Genre/Form |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Drama.
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Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Internet videos.
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Made-for-TV movies.
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Made-for-TV movies.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Téléfilms.
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Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.
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| Form |
Streaming video
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| Author |
Gunn, Bill, 1934-1989, film director, screenwriter, editor of moving image work.
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Cotton, Walter, 1938-2013, producer, actor, screenwriter, editor of moving image work.
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Reed, Ishmael, 1938- creator, screenwriter.
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Cannon, Steve, 1935-2019, presenter.
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Polidori, Robert, director of photography, editor of moving image work.
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Wright, Jim (Actor), screenwriter, actor
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Waymon, Sam, screenwriter, actor.
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Smart-Grosvenor, Vertamae, screenwriter, actor.
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Moore, Carman, composer (expression)
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Hanrahan, Kip, actor, editor of moving image work.
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Mutima, Niamani, editor of moving image work
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Blackwell, Thommie, actor
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Kino Lorber Repertory (Firm), production company
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Reed/Cannon Communication Co., presenter
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