The Tuskegee airmen / Rubicon Productions ; produced and directed by W. Drew Perkins, Bill Reifenberger ; written by Bill Reifenberger ; associate producer, Alex Jennings, Anne Greene.
The story of an experiment -- "to see if Blacks had the intellectual and physical ability to fly an aircraft in combat." These pilots, trained in the "deep South," became the Tuskegee Airmen, flying combat aircraft during World War II for their country. They battled on two fronts: against the Axis p...
| Uniform Title: | Tuskegee airmen (Television program : 2002) |
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| Language: | English |
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Closed-captioned. |
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[Alexandria, Va.] : Hollywood, Calif. :
PBS Home Video ; Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment,
[2004]
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| Series: | Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
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| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color (with black and white sequences) ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | Video DVD |
| Summary: |
The story of an experiment -- "to see if Blacks had the intellectual and physical ability to fly an aircraft in combat." These pilots, trained in the "deep South," became the Tuskegee Airmen, flying combat aircraft during World War II for their country. They battled on two fronts: against the Axis powers in Europe and North Africa, and the racism at home. |
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| Note: | Originally broadcast in 2002 on Alabama Public Television; nationwide on PBS in 2003. Videorecording. |
| Call Number: | D810.N4 T87 2004 VideoDVD AQ4 D0035424 VideoDVD |
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MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| ISBN: | 141570113X 9781415701133 |
| Credits: | Narrated by Ossie Davis; director of photography, Marcus M. Smith ; editor, W. Drew Perkins, Bill Reifenberger ; music, Adrienne Penebre, Peter Penebre ; audio post production, Burning Barn Sound & Music. |
| System Details: | DVD, NTSC; region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby surround stereo. |