| Edition |
Special ed. |
| Description |
2 DVDs (81 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
monochrome |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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mono |
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Dolby |
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video file |
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DVD video |
| Series |
Milestone cinematheque
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Milestone cinematheque.
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| System Details |
DVDs, Dolby digital mono. |
| Cast |
Henry Gayle Sanders, Kaycee Moore, Charles Bracy, Angela Burnett, Eugene Cherry, Jack Drummond. |
| Note |
"The Charles Burnett collection"--Container. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1977. |
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Features: feature film "My brother's wedding" original 1983 and 2007 director's cut, three short films: Several friends (1969), The horse (1973), and When it rains (1995), new short on Hurricane Katrina "Quiet as kept" (2007), Killer of sheep commentary track with Charles Burnett and Richard Pena, documentary with cast of Killer of sheep and the film's archivist, Ross Lipman, Killer of sheep trailer, liner notes by film critic Armond White. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Summary |
Set in the Watts community in Los Angeles, a sensitive African American man finds himself numbed by his work in a slaughterhouse. |
| Contents |
[Disc 1]: Main feature, Killer of sheep ; Several friends ; The horse ; When it rains -- [Disc 2]: My brother's wedding ; Quiet as kept. |
| Credits |
Director, Charles Burnett. |
| Terms Of Use |
For private home use only. |
| Subject |
Slaughtering and slaughter-houses -- Drama.
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Slaughtering and slaughter-houses. |
| Genre/Form |
Drama.
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| Subject |
Quality of work life -- Drama.
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Quality of work life. |
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Despair -- Drama.
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Despair. |
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African American men -- Drama.
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African American men. |
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African Americans -- Drama.
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African Americans. |
| Genre/Form |
Fiction films.
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Fiction films.
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Feature films.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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Drama.
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| Added Author |
Burnett, Charles, 1944-
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Sanders, Henry G. (Henry Gale), 1942-
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Moore, Kaycee.
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Bracy, Charles.
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| Added Title |
My brother's wedding (Motion picture)
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Several friends (Motion picture)
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Horse (Motion picture)
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When it rains (Motion picture)
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Quiet as kept (Motion picture)
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| ISBN |
1933920068 |
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9781933920061 |
| Standard No. |
784148010748 |
| Music No. |
MILE00107 Milestone Film & Video |
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