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The murder of Emmett Till

Title
The murder of Emmett Till/ directed by Stanley Nelson.
Publication
Alexandria, Va. : PBS : Distributed by PBS Home Video, 2004.
Supplementary Content
American Experience Web site

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Additional Authors
  • Nelson, Stanley, 1951-
  • Smith, Marcia A.
  • Braugher, Andre
  • Caise, Harry C., 1925-2009
  • Herbers, John
  • Jourdain, Rose, 1931-
  • Newson, Moses J., 1927-
  • Parker, Wheeler, 1939-
  • Pearson, Betty Bobo, 1922-
  • Till-Mobley, Mamie, 1921-2003
  • Winter, William F.
  • Withers, Ernest C., 1922-2007
  • Phillips, Tom
  • Shepherd, Robert (Robert R.)
  • Erskine, Lewis
  • Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), production company.
  • WGBH Educational Foundation, production company.
  • Firelight Media, production company.
  • WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.), production company.
  • PBS Home Video, film distributor.
Description
1 videodisc (55 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
The murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till, a black boy who whistled at a white woman in a Mississippi grocery store in 1955, was a powerful catalyst for the civil rights movement. Although Till's killers were apprehended, they were quickly acquitted by an all-white, all-male jury and proceeded to sell their story to a journalist, providing grisly details of the murder. Three months after Till's body was recovered, the Montgomery Bus Boycott began.
Uniform Title
American experience (Television program)
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Documentary television programs.
  • Documentary films.
  • Historical films.
  • Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Note
  • Originally broadcast on television as part of the television series The American experience on 20 January 2003.
  • "American Experience is a production of WGBH Boston"--Closing frames.
Credits (note)
  • Screenwriter, Marcia A. Smith ; producer, Stanley Nelson ; cinematographer, Robert Shepard ; editor, Lewis Erskine ; composer, Tom Phillips ; a Firelight Media production for American Experience ; WGBH Boston ; WGBH Educational Foundation.
Audience (note)
  • MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details (note)
  • DVD; NTSC 1; English Dolby surround stereo.
Language (note)
  • Closed-captioned.
Call Number
Sc Visual DVD-1424
ISBN
  • 079369552X
  • 9780793695522
LCCN
841887000536
OCLC
57138324
Title
The murder of Emmett Till/ directed by Stanley Nelson.
Imprint
Alexandria, Va. : PBS : Distributed by PBS Home Video, 2004.
Edition
Full screen version.
Country of Producing Entity
United States.
Type of Content
two-dimensional moving image
Type of Medium
video
Type of Carrier
videodisc
Digital File Characteristics
video file DVD video region 1
System Details
DVD; NTSC 1; English Dolby surround stereo.
Credits
Screenwriter, Marcia A. Smith ; producer, Stanley Nelson ; cinematographer, Robert Shepard ; editor, Lewis Erskine ; composer, Tom Phillips ; a Firelight Media production for American Experience ; WGBH Boston ; WGBH Educational Foundation.
Audience
MPAA rating: Not rated.
Performer
Narrator: Andre Braugher ; voice actors: Steve Itkin, Jonathan Ross ; featuring: William Winter, Clara Davis, Betty Pearson, Ernest Withers, Mamie Till, Richard Heard, Wheeler Parker, Magnilia Cooksey, Moses Newson, Warren Hampton, Willie Reed, Oudie Brown, Clarence Strider Jr., Harry Caise, Rose Jourdain, John Herbers.
Language
Closed-captioned.
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Added Author
Nelson, Stanley, 1951- film director.
Smith, Marcia A., screenwriter.
Braugher, Andre, narrator.
Caise, Harry C., 1925-2009, interviewee.
Herbers, John, interviewee.
Jourdain, Rose, 1931- interviewee.
Newson, Moses J., 1927- interviewee.
Parker, Wheeler, 1939- interviewee.
Pearson, Betty Bobo, 1922- interviewee.
Till-Mobley, Mamie, 1921-2003, interviewee.
Winter, William F., interviewee.
Withers, Ernest C., 1922-2007, interviewee.
Phillips, Tom, composer.
Shepherd, Robert (Robert R.), cinematographer.
Erskine, Lewis, film editor.
Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), production company.
WGBH Educational Foundation, production company.
Firelight Media, production company.
WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.), production company.
PBS Home Video, film distributor.
Added Title
American experience (Television program)
Other Standard Identifier
841887000536
Publisher No.
AMER 6506 PBS Home Video
Research Call Number
Sc Visual DVD-1424
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