| Description |
1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital optical mono rda |
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video file DVD rda |
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Motion picture |
| Note |
Title from container. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1971. |
| Credits |
Music, Earth, Wind, & Fire ; cinematographer, Robert Maxwell. |
| Cast |
Melvin Van Peebles, John Amos, Mario Van Peebles. |
| Summary |
Sweetback is a black orphan raised in a brothel and groomed into becoming a sex show performer. Set up by his boss and two corrupt white policemen for a murder he didn't commit, Sweetback escapes custody only to find himself thrust into an increasingly hallucinogenic world of violence and bigotry where no one can be trusted and the possibility of death lurks at every corner. |
| System Details |
DVD, widescreen (1.85:1), mono. |
| Language |
Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH). |
| Subject |
Orphans -- African Americans -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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False imprisonment -- African Americans -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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Blaxploitation films.
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Fiction films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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DVD-video discs.
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| Added Author |
Van Peebles, Melvin, 1932- film director, 1932, actor.
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Amos, John, 1939- actor.
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Van Peebles, Mario, actor.
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Vinegar Syndrome (Firm), publisher.
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| Music No. |
VS 223 Vinegar Syndrome |
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