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Fences  Cover Image DVD DVD

Fences / Paramount Pictures presents ; in association with Bron Creative ; in association with Macro Media ; directed by Denzel Washington ; screenplay by August Wilson ; produced by Scott Rudin, Denzel Washington, Todd Black.

Washington, Denzel, 1954- (film director,, film producer,, actor.). Rudin, Scott, 1958- (film producer.). Black, Todd, (film producer.). Wilson, August, (screenwriter.). Davis, Viola, 1965- (actor.). Henderson, Stephen, 1949- (actor.). Adepo, Jovan, (actor.). Hornsby, Russell, (actor.). Williamson, Mykelti, (actor.). Sidney, Saniyya, (actor.). Christensen, Charlotte Bruus, (director of photography.). Gropman, David, (production designer.). Winborne, Hughes, (editor of moving image work.). Davis, Sharen, (costume designer.). Zarvos, Marcelo, (composer (expression)). Wilson, August. Motion picture adaptation of (work): Fences. (Added Author). Paramount Pictures Corporation, (presenter,, publisher.). Bron Studios, (presenter,, production company.). Macro Media, (presenter,, production company.). Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Jovan Adepo, Russell Hornsby, Mykelti Williamson, Saniyya Sidney. (Cast).

Summary:

In 1950s Pittsburgh, a Black garbage collector named Troy Maxson--bitter that baseball's color barrier was only broken after his own heyday in the Negro Leagues--is prone to taking out his frustrations on his loved ones.

Item details

  • ISBN: 9786316773265
  • ISBN: 6316773269
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (138 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: Hollywood, California : Paramount Pictures, [2017]

Contents / Notes

General Note:
Based on August Wilson's Pulitzer prize-winning play.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2016.
Special features: Previews.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Charlotte Bruus Christensen ; production designer, David Gropman ; edited by Hughes Winborne ; costume designer, Sharen Davis ; music by Marcelo Zarvos.
Participant or Performer Note:
Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Jovan Adepo, Russell Hornsby, Mykelti Williamson, Saniyya Sidney.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: PG-13; for thematic elements, language and some suggestive references CHV rating: PG; for violence and coarse language.
System Details Note:
DVD; region 1, NTSC; widescreen presentation, enhanced for 16x9 televisions; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Language Note:
English dialogue; optional English, French or Spanish subtitles; optional English described video; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired.
Awards Note:
Academy Awards, 2016: Best supporting actress (Davis).
Subject: African American families > Drama.
Families > Drama.
Fathers and sons > United States > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > Drama.
Negro leagues > Drama.
Race relations > Drama.
Sanitation workers > Pennsylvania > Pittsburgh > Drama.
African American baseball players > Drama.
Race relations > Drama.
Familles noires américaines.
Familles.
Pères et fils.
Pères et fils > États-Unis.
Relations entre hommes et femmes.
Ligues des Noirs (Base-ball)
Relations raciales.
Ouvriers à la salubrité > Pennsylvanie > Pittsburgh.
Films sociaux.
Adaptations cinématographiques.
Films de fiction.
Longs métrages.
Vidéos pour handicapés auditifs.
Vidéos pour handicapés visuels.
Familias > Teatro.
Padre e hijo > Teatro.
Padre e hijo > Estados Unidos > Teatro.
Relaciones hombre-mujer > Teatro.
Relaciones raciales > Teatro.
Trabajadores de saneamiento > Pennsylvania > Pittsburgh > Teatro.
Películas cinematográficas populares.
Pel?culas cinematogr?ficas hist?ricas.
Materiales bilingües > Teatro.
African American baseball players.
African American families.
Families.
Fathers and sons.
Man-woman relationships.
Negro leagues.
Race relations.
Sanitation workers.
Pennsylvania > Pittsburgh.
United States.
Spanish subtitles.
French subtitles.
Genre: Academy Award winner.
Feature films.
Feature films > United States.
Historical films.
Social problem films.
Film adaptations.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
Drama.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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  • 2 out of 2 copies are currently available at Newton County Library System.

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