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Tower / directed & produced by Keith Maitland ; produced by Susan Thomson, Megan Gilbride ; a co-production of Tower Documentary LLC and the Independent Television Service (ITVS), with funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB).
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- Format:
- Video
- Standardized Title:
- Tower (Motion picture : 2016)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Whitman, Charles Joseph, 1941-1966.
- Whitman, Charles Joseph.
- Mass murder--Texas--Austin.
- Mass murder.
- School shootings--Texas--Austin.
- School shootings.
- Murderers--Texas--Austin.
- Murderers.
- Mass murder--United States.
- Texas--Austin.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Animated films -- United States.
- Feature films -- United States.
- Documentary films.
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
- Animated films.
- Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (82 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
- 4 3/4 in. stamping
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Kino Lorber, [2017]
- Language Note:
- In English; optional English subtitles; closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
- System Details:
- DVD, NTSC, Region 1; widescreen (1.78:1 aspect ratio) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround; Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo.
- digital optical 5.1 surround 2.0 stereo Dolby digital
- widescreen (1.78:1)
- DVD video NTSC
- video file DVD video region 1
- Summary:
- On August first, 1966, a sniper rode the elevator to the top floor of the iconic University of Texas Tower and opened fire, holding the campus hostage for 96 minutes in what was a previously unimaginable event. This documentary combines archival footage with animated re-enactments of the dramatic day, based entirely on first person testimonies from witnesses, heroes, and survivors, in a seamless and suspenseful retelling of the unfolding tragedy.
- Participant:
- Monty Muir, Violett Beane, Cole Bee Wilson, Aldo Ordoñez, Blair Jackson, Vicky Illk, Chris Doubek, Séamus Bolivar-Ochoa, Louie Arnette, Josephine McAdam.
- Credits:
- Editor, Austin Reedy ; directors of photography, Keith Maitland, Sarah Wilson ; original music, Osei Essed ; animation, Minnow Mountain.
- Notes:
- Based in part on the article "96 minutes" by Pamela Colloff originally published in Texas monthly in 2006.
- Widescreen.
- Originally produced as motion picture in 2016.
- Special features: After the screening : Q & A ; Behind the scenes : animation ; Character profiles ; Memorial dedication ; Trailer.
- ISBN:
- 9786316798152
- 6316798156
- OCLC:
- 971504079
- Publisher Number:
- 738329211981
- K21198 Kino Lorber
- Online:
- Credits from Internet Movie Database
- View cover art
- Book for a Specific Date.
- https://youtu.be/GTzNkfgM1vE
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