| Description |
1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + Includes booklet Essay by Travis Crawford |
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digital optical mono DTS-HD master audio rda |
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video file Blu-Ray all regions rda |
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Motion picture |
| System Details |
Blu-ray, DTS-HD master audio mono; requires Blu-ray player. |
| Language |
Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH). |
| Cast |
Melvin Van Peebles, John Amos, Mario Van Peebles. |
| Credits |
Music, Earth, Wind, & Fire ; cinematographer, Robert Maxwell. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1971. |
| 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. |
| 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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Blu-ray 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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| Standard No. |
814456021553 |
| Music No. |
VS 223 Vinegar Syndrome |
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