Betty & Coretta

Simoneau, Yves. (Added Author). Bitterman, Shem. (Added Author). Hutchinson, Ron, 1947- (Added Author). Dee, Ruby (Added Author). Bassett, Angela. (Added Author). Blige, Mary J. (Added Author). Yoba, Malik. (Added Author). Pierre, Lindsay Owen. (Added Author). Lion's Gate Films (Los Angeles, Calif.) (Added Author). Entertainment One (Firm) (Added Author). Lifetime Television (Firm) (Added Author). Ruby Dee, Angela Bassett, Mary J. Blige, Malik Yoba, Lindsay Owen Pierre. (Cast).

Summary: Two extraordinary women-Coretta Scott King, wife of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Dr. Betty Shabazz, wife of Malcolm X-come to life in this Lifetime Movie Network movie. After their husbands' tragic assassinations, they developed a unique friendship spanning three decades as they carried on the Civil Rights movement while supporting their families as single mothers. Through their strength and dignity, they became role models for millions of women.

Item details

Physical Description: videorecording
videodisc
1 videodisc (ca. 90 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: [United States] : Lionsgate : Eone Films, 2012.

Contents / Notes

General Note:	Title from container. Originally broadcast as a made-for-TV movie on the Lifetime network in 2013. Special features: Never before seen on TV footage.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Guy Dufaux ; edited by Richard Comeau ; music by Terence Blanchard.
Participant or Performer Note:	Ruby Dee, Angela Bassett, Mary J. Blige, Malik Yoba, Lindsay Owen Pierre.
Target Audience Note:	Rating: TVPG.
System Details Note:	DVD, 16x9 widescreen; Dolby digital 5.1.
Language Note:	English dialogue; English and Spanish subtitles.