Deacons for Defense / Showtime presents a Robert Rehme production ; a film by Bill Duke ; producer, Mark Little ; produced by Nick Grillo ; story by Michael D'Antonio ; screenplay by Richard Wesley and Frank Military ; directed by Bill Duke.

Set in Louisiana in the 1960s, a group calling themselves Deacons for Defense rise up against the Ku Klux Klan. A hard-working man forms the Black militia group which then became a focal point during civil rights movement.

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Duke, Bill, 1943-, Whitaker, Forest, Silverman, Jonathan, 1966-, Davis, Ossie
Language:English
Spanish
Language and/or Writing System:
English (Dolby 5.1 or stereo 2.0) and Spanish (mono.) language soundtracks; closed-captioned in English..
Published: [United States] : Showtime Entertainment : Hallmark Entertainment Distribution, LLC, [2003], ©2003.
Edition:Full screen format.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Deacons for Defense and Justice > History.
Ku Klux Klan (1915- ) > History > 20th century.
African American civil rights workers > Louisiana > Jonesboro > History > 20th century.
Self-defense > Political aspects > Southern States > History > 20th century.
Political violence > Southern States > History > 20th century.
African Americans > Civil rights > Southern States > History > 20th century.
Civil rights movements > Southern States > History > 20th century.
Feature films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (99 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
Set in Louisiana in the 1960s, a group calling themselves Deacons for Defense rise up against the Ku Klux Klan. A hard-working man forms the Black militia group which then became a focal point during civil rights movement.
Note:Originally broadcast as a made-for TV movie in 2003.
Special features: filmographies of Forest Whitaker and Jonathan Silverman; interviews with Forest Whitaker and Jonathan Silverman.
Videorecording.
Call Number:AN1 D0029739 VideoDVD
PN1995.9.N4 D42 2003 VideoDVD
Credits:Director of photography, Ron Stannett. ; editor, Harry Keramidas ; music by Michel Colombier ; Canadian casting by, Stephanie Gorin ; production designer, Peter Emmink.
System Details:DVD, region 1.
Cast:
Forest Whitaker, Jonathan Silverman, Ossie Davis, Paul Benjamin, Gene Mack, Beau Starr, Tyrone Benskin, Melanie Nicholls-King, Chris Britton.