| Description |
1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital rdatr |
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optical rdarm |
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video file rdaft |
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Blu-ray |
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region A rdare |
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Motion pictures lcgft |
| Series |
Criterion collection ; 1095 |
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Criterion collection ; 1095.
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| System Details |
Blu-ray, region A, wide screen; requires Blu-ray player. |
| Language |
Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH). |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1971. |
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Title from container. |
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MPAA Rating : R |
| Performer |
Melvin Van Peebles, Simon Chuckster, Hubert Scales, John Dullaghan, Mario Van Peebles. |
| Audience |
Rating: R. |
| Summary |
A young hustler's aimless pleasure-seeking turns to radicalism after witnessing the beating of a Black revolutionary by two white cops. |
| Subject |
African Americans -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Police brutality -- United States -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Racism -- United States -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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Independent films.
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Blaxploitation films.
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Police films.
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Fiction films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Blu-ray discs.
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| Added Author |
Van Peebles, Melvin, 1932-2021, film director, film producer, screenwriter, actor.
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Chuckster, Simon, actor.
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Scales, Hubert, actor.
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Ruschell, Niva, actor.
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Hughes, Rheta, actor.
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Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.
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| Added Title |
Sweet Sweetback's baadasssss song (Motion picture)
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Sweet sweetback's badass song |
| Music No. |
CC3299BD-3 The Criterion Collection |
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