| Description |
2 DVDs (107 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital |
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optical |
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mixed |
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Dolby |
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video file |
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DVD video |
| System Details |
DVD; 6.1 DTS-ES/5.1 Dolby-EX/2.0 Dolby stereo; 16x9 widescreen format. |
| Cast |
Narrator, Andre Braugher ; The Funk Brothers (Richard "Pistol" Allen, Jack "Black Jack" Ashford, Bob Babbitt, Johnny Griffith, Joe Hunter, Uriel Jones, Joe Messina, Eddie "Chank" Willis, and, in spirit: Benny "Papa Zita" Benjamin, Eddie "Bongo" Brown, James "Igor" Jamerson, Earl "Chunk of Funk" Van Dyke, Robert White) ; with, Joan Osborne, Gerald Levert, Meshell Ndegeocello, Bootsy Collins, Ben Harper, Chaka Khan, Montell Jordan, Tom Scott. |
| Credits |
Directors of photography, Doug Milsome, Lon Stratton ; editor, Anne Erikson. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: PG. |
| Summary |
The story of the Funk Brothers, the group of musicians that played on every single hit Motown record from the label's beginnings to 1972. Inspired by the book "Standing in the shadows of Motown" by Allan "Dr. Licks" Slutsky. |
| Contents |
Special features: Disc 1. Audio commentary with director and producer -- Trivia track -- How it all began. The photo that started it all ; The video that started it all -- BMWFilms.Com trailers -- Disc 2. Dinner with the Funk Brothers -- Multiangle jam sessions -- Deleted scenes -- At long last glory -- Funk Brothers video biographies -- Music video montage -- Selected discography -- Honorable mentions -- Hi-resolution DVD-ROM playable version -- Interactive virtual recording studio. |
| Language |
Closed-captioned, subtitles available in Spanish. |
| Subject |
Funk Brothers.
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Funk Brothers. |
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Motown Record Corporation.
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Motown Record Corporation. |
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Soul musicians -- Michigan -- Detroit -- Biography.
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Soul musicians. |
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Michigan -- Detroit. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Subject |
Soul music -- History and criticism.
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Soul music. |
| Genre/Form |
Documentary films.
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Documentary films.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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Biographies.
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| Added Author |
Justman, Paul, director, producer.
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Passman, Sandy, producer.
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Slutsky, Allan, producer, bibliographic antecedent.
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Dallas, Walter, screenwriter.
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Shange, Ntozake, screenwriter.
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Braugher, Andre, narrator.
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Allen, Richard, 1932-2002, performer.
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Ashford, Jack, 1934- performer.
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Babbitt, Bob (Bassist), performer.
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Griffith, Johnny, performer.
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Hunter, Joe, 1927-2007, performer.
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Jones, Uriel, 1934-2009, performer.
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Messina, Joe, 1928-2022, performer.
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Willis, Eddie, 1936-2018, performer.
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Osborne, Joan, singer.
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Levert, Gerald, singer.
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NdegéOcello, Me'Shell, 1969- singer.
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Collins, Bootsy, singer.
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Harper, Ben, 1969- singer.
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Khan, Chaka, singer.
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Jordan, Montell, singer.
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Scott, Tom, 1948- singer.
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Funk Brothers, performer.
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Elliott Scott Productions, producer.
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Rimshot Productions, LLC, producer.
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Artisan Home Entertainment (Firm), publisher.
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| Standard No. |
012236137801 |
| Music No. |
13780 Artisan Entertainment |
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