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Black like me

Title
Black like me / directed by Carl Lerner.
Publication
Toronto, Ont. : Video Service Corp., [2012]
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Additional Authors
  • Lerner, Carl
  • Lerner, Gerda, 1920-2013
  • Weingarten, Victor
  • Tannenbaum, Julius
  • Whitmore, James, 1921-2009
  • Browne, Roscoe Lee
  • James, Clifton, 1920-2017
  • Geer, Will
  • Booke, Sorrell, 1930-1994
  • Freeman, Al, Jr., 1934-2012
  • Gerringer, Robert, 1926-1989
  • Marriott, John, 1893-1977
  • Oliver, Thelma, 1941-
  • Sidney, P. Jay, 1915-1997
  • Peterson, Lenka
  • Kupferman, Meyer, 1926-2003
  • Griffin, John Howard, 1920-1980.
  • Atkinson, Morgan C.
  • Video Service Corp, publisher
Description
2 videodiscs (105 min.) : sound, black and white; 4 3/4 in. +
Summary
Based on the landmark memoir by John Howard Griffin, Black Like Me stars James Whitmore as Griffin, who medically altered his pigment and, with the help of a sunlamp, reinvented himself as an itinerant black writer navigating his way through Mississippi and Alabama. Along the way he experienced firsthand both crushing racism and the incredible life force of the Afro-American communities.
Uniform Title
Black like me (Motion picture)
Alternative Title
Uncommon vision : the life and times of John Howard Griffin.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Fiction films.
  • Feature films.
  • Film adaptations.
  • Biographical films.
  • Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Note
  • Based on the memoir by John Howard Griffin.
  • "1959. Segregation. Lynchings. The true story of a white man's journey through the deep south..."--Container.
  • Supplemental booklet contains an excerpt from Reluctant activist : the authorized biography of John Howard Griffin by Robert Bonazzi.
  • Special features: original trailers; lobby cards. Bonus disc: Uncommon vision: the life and times of John Howard Griffin / produced and written by Morgan C. Atkinson (2010 ; 60 min.); booklet with an excerpt from "Reluctant activists"--the authorized biography of John Howard Griffin / by Robert Bonazzi.
Credits (note)
  • Screenwriters, Gerda Lerner, Carl Lerner ; producer, Julius Tannenbaum ; cinematographers, Victor Lukens, Henry Mueller II ; editor, Lora Hays ; composer, Meyer Kupferman ; a Walter Reade/Sterling presentation ; presented by Victor Weingarten.
Performer (note)
  • James Whitmore, Roscoe Lee Browne, Clifton James, Will Geer, Sorrell Booke, Al Freeman, Jr., Robert Gerringer, John Marriott, Thelma Oliver, Lenka Petersen, P.J. Sidney.
System Details (note)
  • DVD, all regions; widescreen and full screen; 5.1 and 2.0 soundtracks.
Language (note)
  • Closed-captioned in English.
Contents
disc 1. Black like me (105 min. ; 1964) -- disc 2. Uncommon vision (60 min. ; 2010)
Call Number
Sc Visual DVD-1416
LCCN
778854191891
OCLC
820036700
Title
Black like me / directed by Carl Lerner.
Imprint
Toronto, Ont. : Video Service Corp., [2012]
Country of Producing Entity
United States.
Type of Content
two-dimensional moving image
Type of Medium
video
Type of Carrier
videodisc
System Details
DVD, all regions; widescreen and full screen; 5.1 and 2.0 soundtracks.
Cast
James Whitmore, Roscoe Lee Browne, Clifton James, Will Geer, Sorrell Booke, Al Freeman, Jr., Robert Gerringer, John Marriott, Thelma Oliver, Lenka Petersen, P.J. Sidney.
Credits
Screenwriters, Gerda Lerner, Carl Lerner ; producer, Julius Tannenbaum ; cinematographers, Victor Lukens, Henry Mueller II ; editor, Lora Hays ; composer, Meyer Kupferman ; a Walter Reade/Sterling presentation ; presented by Victor Weingarten.
Original Version
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1964.
Language
Closed-captioned in English.
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Added Author
Lerner, Carl, film director, screenwriter.
Lerner, Gerda, 1920-2013, screenwriter.
Weingarten, Victor, film producer.
Tannenbaum, Julius, film producer.
Whitmore, James, 1921-2009, actor.
Browne, Roscoe Lee, actor.
James, Clifton, 1920-2017, actor.
Geer, Will, actor.
Booke, Sorrell, 1930-1994, actor.
Freeman, Al, Jr., 1934-2012, actor.
Gerringer, Robert, 1926-1989, actor.
Marriott, John, 1893-1977, actor.
Oliver, Thelma, 1941- actor.
Sidney, P. Jay, 1915-1997, actor.
Peterson, Lenka, actor.
Kupferman, Meyer, 1926-2003, composer (expression)
Griffin, John Howard, 1920-1980. Black like me.
Atkinson, Morgan C.
Video Service Corp, publisher.
Added Title
Uncommon vision : the life and times of John Howard Griffin.
Other Standard Identifier
778854191891
Publisher No.
BLA1918 Video Service Corp.
Research Call Number
Sc Visual DVD-1416
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