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The liberation of L.B. Jones : a story of Southern hospitality / Columbia Pictures presents a William Wyler film ; a William Wyler-Ronald Lubin production ; screenplay by Stirling Silliphant and Jesse Hill Ford ; produced by Ronald Lubin ; directed by William Wyler.
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- Format:
- Video
- Author/Creator:
- Motion picture adaptation of (work): Ford, Jesse Hill, Liberation of Lord Byron Jones., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ford, Jesse Hill--Film adaptations.
- Ford, Jesse Hill.
- Divorce--Tennessee--Drama.
- Divorce.
- Man-woman relationships--Tennessee--Drama.
- Man-woman relationships.
- Adultery--Tennessee--Drama.
- Adultery.
- Interracial dating--Tennessee--Drama.
- Interracial dating.
- Businesspeople, Black--Tennessee--Conduct of life--Drama.
- Businesspeople, Black.
- Southern States--Race relations--20th century--Drama.
- Southern States.
- Race relations.
- Tennessee.
- Genre:
- Drama.
- Feature films.
- Fiction films.
- Film adaptations.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (103 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Place of Publication:
- Culver City, Calif. : Columbia Pictures : Distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English dialogue.
- System Details:
- DVD-R, NTSC, Region 1; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; monaural..
- digital optical
- video file DVD video region 1
- Summary:
- Lord Byron Jones is a black businessman who owns a successful undertaking business, and is married to the very young and desirable Emma. His ability to cooperate with the white community is clearly an asset in the genteel town of Somerset, Tennessee. When Emma has an affair with a white policeman, divorce ensues and the stage is set for high drama.
- Participant:
- Lee J. Cobb, Anthony Zerbe, Roscoe Lee Browne, Lee Majors, Barbara Hershey, Yaphet Kotto, Arch Johnson, Chill Wills, Lola Falana, Fayard Nicholas, Dub Taylor.
- Credits:
- Director of photography, Robert Surtees ; supervising editor, Robert Swink ; music, Elmer Bernstein.
- Notes:
- Title from container.
- Originally released as a motion picture in 1969.
- Based on the novel The liberation of Lord Byron Jones by Jesse Hill Ford.
- This disc is a DVD-R and may fail to play on some DVD equipment.
- OCLC:
- 741683837
- Publisher Number:
- 043396380783
- 38078 Columbia Pictures
- Online:
- Credits from Internet movie database
- View cover art
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