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The women of Brewster Place / King Phoenix Entertainment ; producers, Patricia K. Meyer, Reuben Cannon ; writers, Karen Hall, Gloria Naylor ; director, Donna Deitch.

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Format:
Video
Author/Creator:
Television adaptation of (work): Naylor, Gloria, Women of Brewster Place., author.
Contributor:
Meyer, Patricia K., television producer.
Cannon, Reuben, 1946- television producer.
Hall, Karen, 1956- screenwriter.
Naylor, Gloria, screenwriter.
Deitch, Donna, 1945- film director.
Winfrey, Oprah, actor.
Tyson, Cicely, actor.
Givens, Robin, actor.
Jackée, 1956- actor.
King Phoenix Entertainment (Firm), production company.
The London Hilfers Family Endowment for the Study of Women in Cinema and Media Arts.
Lions Gate Entertainment (Firm), publisher.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Nylor, Gloria--Television adaptations.
Nylor, Gloria.
Women--Drama.
Women.
Cities and towns--Drama.
Cities and towns.
Genre:
Fiction television programs
Drama
Television mini-series
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Fiction television programs.
Television mini-series.
Television adaptations.
Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (182 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Place of Publication:
New York, NY : Lions Gate Entertainment, [2017]
Language Note:
English dialogue.
System Details:
DVD, NTSC, Region 1; full screen (1.33:1) presentation; 2.0 Dolby Audio mono.
digital
optical
mono
Dolby digital
DVD NTSC
video file
DVD video
region 1
Summary:
A gripping drama about a group of strong-willed women living in the rundown housing project of Brewster Place, a street overflowing with tales of courage and anguish.
Participant:
Oprah Winfrey, Cicely Tyson, Robin Givens, Jackee Harry.
Notes:
Title from web page.
Based on The women of Brewster Place / by Gloria Naylor.
Originally broadcast as a television mini-series in 1989.
Full screen (1.33:1).
Local Notes:
Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the The London Hilfers Family Endowment for the Study of Women in Cinema and Media Arts.
OCLC:
1002134078
Publisher Number:
031398272649
52988 Lions Gate Entertainment

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