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The book of Negroes / BET Networks presents ; in association with CBC ; a Conquering Lion Pictures, Out of Africa Entertainment production ; in association with Idlewild Films and Entertainment One ; director, Clement Virgo.
LIBRA DVD 026 302 disc 1-3 + booklet
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hill, Lawrence, 1957---Film adaptations.
- Hill, Lawrence.
- Hill, Lawrence, 1957-.
- Enslaved women--United States--Drama.
- Enslaved women.
- Slave trade--United States--Drama.
- Slave trade.
- Enslaved persons--Emancipation--Drama.
- Enslaved persons.
- Slavery--United States--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775--Drama.
- Slavery.
- History.
- Enslaved persons--Emancipation.
- Enslaved persons--Emancipation--British colonies.
- Enslaved persons--Emancipation--French colonies.
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Drama.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Drama.
- Film adaptations.
- Television adaptations.
- Television mini-series.
- Historical television programs.
- Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
- History.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 3 videodiscs (506 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 volume (unpaged : illustrations ; 19 cm)
- polychrome
- Edition:
- Widescreen.
- Distribution:
- [Toronto, Ontario] : Entertainment One Film 2015.
- Place of Publication:
- [Toronto, Ontario] : Entertainment One Film, [2015]
- Language Note:
- English soundtrack.
- Closed captioned in English.
- System Details:
- DVD, region 1, widescreen.
- digital optical surround Dolby digital 5.1
- NTSC
- video file DVD video region 1
- Summary:
- A universal story of loss, courage and triumph, this recounts the extraordinary journey of Aminata Diallo, an indomitable African woman who survives in a world in which everything seems to be against her. Kidnapped by slave traders in West Africa then sold into slavery in South Carolina, Aminata navigates her way through the American Revolution in New York, the isolated refuge of Nova Scotia, and the treacherous jungles of Sierra Leone, before finally securing her freedom in England.
- Contents:
- Disc 1. (154 min.) Episodes 1-3
- Disc 2. (165 min.) Episodes 4-6
- Disc 3. (187 min.) Special features.
- Participant:
- Aunjanue Ellis, Louis Gossett Jr., Cuba Gooding, Jr., Ben Chaplin.
- Notes:
- 1.78:1 aspect ratio.
- Title from disc label.
- Dolby digital 5.1 surround.
- Based on: The book of Negroes / Lawrence Hill ; book also released under the title: Someone knows my name.
- Originally produced in Canada and broadcast by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) in 2015.
- Special features include: Disc 1. Amistad featurette, History of The Black Loyalist Society featurette ; Disc 2. deleted scenes ; Disc 3. Interviews with cast and crew, Lawrence on set featurette, interview with author Lawrence Hill.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Herman V. Ames Fund.
- Contains:
- History of The Black Loyalist Society.
- OCLC:
- 903913019
- Publisher Number:
- 741952788393
- EOE-DV-7883 Entertainment One
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