| Edition |
Gold Crown collector's ed. |
| Description |
1 DVD (approximately 98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
analog |
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magnetic |
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surround |
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Dolby |
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video file |
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DVD video |
| Series |
Hallmark Hall of Fame ; 16
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Hallmark Hall of Fame (DVD videodiscs) ; 16.
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| System Details |
DVD, Dolby digital surround Full screen version (2.0). |
| Cast |
Charles S. Dutton, Alfre Woodard, Carl Gordon, Tommy Hollis, Lou Myers, Courtney B. Vance ... [et al.]. |
| Credits |
Production designer, Jim Newport ; director of photography, Paul Elliott ; edited by Jim Oliver. |
| Note |
Originally produced for television broadcast in 1995. |
| Audience |
Rated PG. |
| Summary |
August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning tale of a family caught between their heritage and a dream for the future. The Charles family clashes over the fate of a magnificent, carved piano that carries their family's story from their days as slaves. Boy Willie wants to sell the piano to buy a farm--the same fields their family worked as slaves. But his sister, Berniece, refuses to part with it. For her, the piano is their very soul, a legacy of pride and struggle that symbolizes their survival as a family. To resolve the conflict they must first deal with the past. |
| Note |
Special features: a behind-the-scenes featurette and an interview with August Wilson; biographies. |
| Language |
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired. |
| Subject |
African Americans -- Drama.
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African Americans. |
| Genre/Form |
Drama.
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| Subject |
Heirlooms -- Drama.
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Heirlooms. |
| Genre/Form |
Television melodramas.
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Television melodramas.
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Television adaptations.
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Television adaptations.
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Made-for-TV movies.
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Made-for-TV movies.
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Fiction television programs.
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Fiction television programs.
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Television programs for the hearing impaired.
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Television programs for the hearing impaired.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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Drama.
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| Added Author |
Wilson, August, producer, screenwriter.
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Richards, Lloyd, 1919-2006, director.
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Dutton, Charles S., actor.
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Woodard, Alfre, 1953- actor.
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Gordon, Carl, 1932-2010, actor.
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Hollis, Tommy, actor.
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Myers, Lou, 1945- actor.
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Vance, Courtney B., actor.
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Wilson, August.
Piano lesson.
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Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions, Inc.
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| Note |
Title on container: August Wilson's The piano lesson |
| Standard No. |
015012948813 |
| Music No. |
1998DVD1370 Hallmark Home Entertainment |
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2898DVD1370 Hallmark Home Entertainment |
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