| Description |
2 videodiscs (120 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
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polychrome rdacc |
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color |
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stamping rdapm |
| Description |
digital rdatr |
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optical rdarm |
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surround rdacpc |
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5.1 Dolby Digital rdaspc |
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NTSC rdabs |
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video file rdaft |
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DVD video |
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region 1 rdare |
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Motion pictures lcgft |
| Series |
Criterion collection ; 97.
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| System Details |
DVD; NTSC, region 1; widescreen (1.85:1 aspect ratio) presentation; 5.1 surround. |
| Language |
In english with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH). |
| Cast |
Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Richard Edson, Giancarlo Esposito, Spike Lee, Bill Nunn, John Turturro, John Savage, Rosie Perez. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Ernest Dickerson ; editor, Barry Alexander Brown ; music, Bill Lee. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1989. |
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MPAA Rating: R |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R. |
| Summary |
Story of the racial tensions that surround a white-owned pizzeria in the Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn on the hottest day of the summer. One of the most controversial and thought-provoking films ever made. Bonus material includes commentary with Director Spike Lee and more. |
| Contents |
disc one. [Feature film; Special features] -- disc two. [Special features]. |
| Subject |
United States -- Race relations -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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African Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- Relations with Italian Americans -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Italian American families -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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African Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Family-owned business enterprises -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Police brutality -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Riots -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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| Genre |
Dark comedy films.
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Fiction films.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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DVD-video discs.
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| Added Author |
Lee, Spike, film director, screenwriter, film producer, actor.
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Dickerson, Ernest R., 1952- director of photography.
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Lee, Bill, 1928- composer (expression)
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Brown, Barry Alexander, film editor.
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Aiello, Danny, 1933-2019, actor.
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Davis, Ossie, actor.
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Dee, Ruby, actor.
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Edson, Richard, actor.
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Esposito, Giancarlo, actor.
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Nunn, Bill, 1952-2016, actor.
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Turturro, John, 1957- actor.
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Savage, John, 1949- actor.
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Perez, Rosie, actor.
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Forty Acres & a Mule Filmworks, production coompany.
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Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.
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| Standard No. |
715515232715 |
| Music No. |
CC3054DDVD The Criterion Collection |
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