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The Piano lesson / Hallmark Hall of Fame ; produced by August Wilson ; teleplay by August Wilson ; directed by Lloyd Richards.
LIBRA VHS PS3573.I45677 P5422 1995
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Wilson, August--Film adaptations.
- Wilson, August.
- Families--Drama.
- Families.
- Piano.
- Piano--Drama.
- Siblings--Drama.
- Siblings.
- Brothers and sisters.
- Genre:
- Drama.
- Film adaptations.
- Feature films.
- Made-for-TV movies.
- Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videocassette (99 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
- 1/2 in.
- polychrome
- Other Title:
- Title on container: August Wilson's The piano lesson
- Place of Publication:
- Los Angeles, Calif. : Republic Pictures Home Video, [1995]
- Language Note:
- Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
- System Details:
- VHS; Stereo.
- analog
- magnetic
- stereo
- VHS
- Summary:
- August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning tale of a family caught between their heritage and a dream for the future. The Charles family clashes over the fate of a magnificent, carved piano that carries their family's story from their days as slaves. Boy Willie wants to sell the piano to buy a farm--the same fields their family worked as slaves. But his sister, Berniece, refuses to part with it. For her, the piano is their very soul, a legacy of pride and struggle that symbolizes their survival as a family. To resolve the conflict they must first deal with the demons of their past.
- Participant:
- Charles Dutton, Alfre Woodard, Carl Gordon, Tommy Hollis, Lou Myers, Courtney B. Vance.
- Credits:
- Director of photography, Paul Elliott ; edited by Jim Oliver ; music by Stephen James Taylor.
- Notes:
- Based on the play by August Wilson.
- Originally produced in 1995 for television broadcast.
- ISBN:
- 0782004490
- OCLC:
- 42484691
- Publisher Number:
- 01715353083
- 5308 Republic Pictures
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