Eastern State : living behind the walls / a film by Tony Alosi ; written & directed by Tony Alosi ; executive producers Karen Reed & Toni Alosi.

Format:

• Video

Contributor:

• Alosi, Tony, screenwriter, director, producer.
• Reed, Karen, producer.
• Wayland, K. C., editor, producer.
• Westheimer, Cody, 1979- composer.
• Eisenhauer, Paul, interviewee, researcher.
• Dark Hollow Films, distributor.
• Herman V. Ames Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Eastern State Penitentiary of Pennsylvania--History.
• Eastern State Penitentiary of Pennsylvania--Interviews.
• Eastern State Penitentiary of Pennsylvania.
• Prisoners--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Interviews.
• Prisons--Officials and employees--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Interviews.
• Prisons--Officials and employees.
• Architecture--Human factors.
• History.
• Prisoners.
• Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
• Buildings--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
• Buildings.
• Architecture--Human factors--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History--19th century.

Genre:

• Interviews.
• Documentary films.
• Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (77 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.

Place of Publication:

[Long Beach, CA] : Dark Hollow Films, [2008]

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

• DVD, NTSC, Region 1.
• digital
• optical
• NTSC
• video file
• DVD video
• region 1

Summary:

Profiles Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania which was the first prison in the world to use solitary confinement as a means to rehabilitate prisoners. Program details the history of the prison which opened its doors in 1829 and operated for 142 years, closing in 1972. Includes interviews with some of the last people to live and work at Eastern State Penitentiary as well as experts in the criminal justice and sociology fields.

Credits:

Cinematographer, Pete Villani; editor, KC Wayland; music, Cody Westheimer; historical advisor, Paul Eisenhauer.

Notes:

• Videodisc release of the documentary motion picture produced in 2008.
• "The real life Shawshank"--Container.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Herman V. Ames Fund.

OCLC:

551204190

Publisher Number:

860308000009

Online:

The Herman V. Ames Fund Home Page