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The Josephine Baker story

Title
The Josephine Baker story/ directed by Brian Gibson.
Publication
[New York, NY] : HBO Home Box Office ; Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2001]

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Moving imageUse in library Sc Visual DVD-1976Schomburg Center - Moving Image & Recorded Sound

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Additional Authors
  • Whitfield, Lynn
  • Blades, Rubén
  • Dukes, David, 1945-2000
  • Nelson, Craig T.
  • Gibson, Brian, 1944-2004
  • Hutchinson, Ron, 1947-
  • HBO Pictures, presenter.
  • RHI Entertainment, Inc., production company.
  • Anglia Television, production company.
Description
1 videodisc (131 min.) : sound, color; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
The story of Josephine Baker, the African-American girl who became an international star only after emigrating to France.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Feature films.
  • Biographical films.
  • Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Note
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1991.
Credits (note)
  • Screenwriter, Ron Hutchinson ; producer, John Kemeny ; cinematographer, Elemér Ragályi ; film editor, Graham Walker ; composer, Georges Delerue ; HBO Pictures presents in association with RHI Entertainment, Inc. and Anglia Television Ltd. ; a John Kemeny production ; a Brian Gibson film
Performer (note)
  • Lynn Whitfield, Rubén Blades, David Dukes, Craig T. Nelson.
System Details (note)
  • DVD, region 1, widescreen (16:9) presentation; Dolby surround.
Language (note)
  • English (5.1 surround or Dolby surround) or Spanish (mono) language soundtracks with optional subtitles in English, French, or Spanish; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired.
Contents
Letter to the children -- Little Josephine -- Free in France -- Talk of the town -- His muse -- Joesphine Baker invades Europe -- Home sweet home? -- The Resistance -- And justice for all -- Taking america by storm -- Hitting the press -- Elimination of admission -- Making this house into a home -- A difficult decision -- Destitution -- A life in revue.
Call Number
Sc Visual DVD-1976
ISBN
  • 0783118546
  • 9780783118543
LCCN
026359057120
OCLC
47195461
Title
The Josephine Baker story/ directed by Brian Gibson.
Imprint
[New York, NY] : HBO Home Box Office ; Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2001]
Type of Content
two-dimensional moving image
Type of Medium
video
Type of Carrier
videodisc
Cast
Lynn Whitfield, Rubén Blades, David Dukes, Craig T. Nelson.
Credits
Screenwriter, Ron Hutchinson ; producer, John Kemeny ; cinematographer, Elemér Ragályi ; film editor, Graham Walker ; composer, Georges Delerue ; HBO Pictures presents in association with RHI Entertainment, Inc. and Anglia Television Ltd. ; a John Kemeny production ; a Brian Gibson film
System Details
DVD, region 1, widescreen (16:9) presentation; Dolby surround.
Language
English (5.1 surround or Dolby surround) or Spanish (mono) language soundtracks with optional subtitles in English, French, or Spanish; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired.
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Added Author
Whitfield, Lynn, actor.
Blades, Rubén, actor.
Dukes, David, 1945-2000, actor.
Nelson, Craig T., actor.
Gibson, Brian, 1944-2004, film director.
Hutchinson, Ron, 1947- screenwriter.
HBO Pictures, presenter.
RHI Entertainment, Inc., production company.
Anglia Television, production company.
Other Standard Identifier
026359057120
Publisher No.
90571 HBO Video
Research Call Number
Sc Visual DVD-1976
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