| Description |
1 DVD (126 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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stereo |
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Dolby |
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NTSC |
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video file |
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DVD video |
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region 1 |
| System Details |
DVD, NTSC, region 1; widescreen (1.85:1), Dolby surround, dual layer. |
| Cast |
Edward James Olmos, William Forsythe, Pepe Serna, Evelina Fernandez, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa. |
| Credits |
Photography, Reynaldo Villalobos ; music, Dennis Lambert, Claude Gaudette ; editors, Arthur R. Coburn, Richard Candib. |
| Note |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1992. |
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"Inspired by a true story." |
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Bonus: Lives in hazard documentary; theatrical trailer. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R. |
| Summary |
Inspired by a true story, this is the story of a vicious Latino prison gang leader, doomed by his past to a life of harsh, unforgiving violence after his release from jail. He grows up in East Los Angeles, joins a street gang and is in prison while he is still of an age to be in high school. By the time he is back on the streets again, he is a skillful, educated criminal. |
| Language |
In English and Spanish (with English subtitles) with dubbed French audio track, optional English SDH or Spanish subtitles, widescreen. |
| Provenance |
Gift of Ludmila Kapschutschenko-Schmitt Memorial Collection. |
| Subject |
Prison gangs -- California -- Drama.
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Prison gangs. |
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California. |
| Genre/Form |
Drama.
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| Subject |
Prison violence -- California -- Drama.
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Prison violence. |
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Hispanic American criminals -- California -- East Los Angeles -- Drama.
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Hispanic American criminals. |
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California -- East Los Angeles. |
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Ex-convicts -- California -- East Los Angeles -- Social conditions -- Drama.
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Ex-convicts. |
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Social conditions. |
| Genre/Form |
Films for the hearing impaired.
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Films for the hearing impaired.
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Feature films.
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Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Fiction films.
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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 |
Olmos, Edward James, director, actor, producer.
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Forsythe, William, 1955- actor.
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Serna, Pepe, 1944- actor.
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Fernández, Evelina, actor.
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Tagawa, Cary-Hiroyuki, actor.
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Daniel, Sean, producer.
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Young, Robert M., 1924- producer.
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Mutrux, Floyd, screenwriter.
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Nakano, Desmond, screenwriter.
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Villalobos, Reynaldo, cinematographer.
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Lambert, Dennis, composer.
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Gaudette, Claude, composer.
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Y.O.Y. Productions.
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Universal Pictures (Firm)
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| Added Title |
American me (Motion picture) https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no98033050
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| ISBN |
0783233604 |
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9780783233604 |
| Standard No. |
025192057427 |
| Music No. |
20574 Universal |
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