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Title Ernest J. Gaines' The sky is gray / Learning in Focus presents ; produced by Whitney Green ; teleplay by Charles Fuller ; directed by Stan Lathan.

Publication Info. Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Monterey Video : Distributed by Monterey Media, Inc., [2004]
©2004

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 Moore Video  PS3557.A355 S59 2004    Available  Ask at Circulation Desk
Description 1 DVD (46 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Physical Medium polychrome
Description digital
optical
stereo
video file
DVD video
region 1
Series American short story collection
American short story collection.
System Details DVD, region 1; stereo.
Performer Host, Henry Fonda.
Cast Olivia Cole, James Bond III, Margaret Avery, Cleavon Little, Clinton Derricks-Carroll.
Credits Director of photography, Larry Pizer ; editor, Barbara Pokras ; music, Webster Lewis.
Note Originally broadcast on television in 1980.
Audience MPAA rating: Not rated.
Summary Based on the short story by Ernest J. Gaines. In rural Louisiana in the 1940's, a young black boy accompanies his mother into town and absorbs valuable lessons of pride, charity and dignity.
Note Special features: author bio; actor bios; printable study guide; about the American Short Story Collection; audio transcript interview with Robert Geller; Henry Fonda intro.
Subject Gaines, Ernest J., 1933-2019 -- Television adaptations.
Gaines, Ernest J., 1933-2019.
Genre/Form Television adaptations.
Subject African Americans -- Louisiana -- Drama.
African Americans.
Louisiana.
Genre/Form Drama.
Subject Mothers and sons -- Louisiana -- Drama.
Mothers and sons.
Discrimination -- Louisiana -- Drama.
Discrimination.
Louisiana -- Race relations -- Drama.
Race relations.
Louisiana -- Social life and customs -- Drama.
Manners and customs.
Genre/Form Short films.
Short films.
Television adaptations.
Short stories, American -- Television adaptations.
Video recordings.
Video recordings.
Drama.
Added Author Green, Whitney.
Lathan, Stan, director.
Fuller, Charles, screenwriter.
Cole, Olivia, 1942-2018, actor.
Bond, James, III, actor.
Avery, Margaret, actor.
Little, Cleavon.
Derricks-Carroll, Clinton, 1953-
Fonda, Henry, 1905-1982, host.
Gaines, Ernest J., 1933-2019. Sky is gray.
Monterey Video (Firm)
Learning in Focus, inc.
Monterey Media.
Added Title Sky is gray
ISBN 1569944288
9781569944288
Standard No. 012233388824
Music No. 338882 Monterey Video