The piano lesson / Craig Anderson Productions, Inc. in association with Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions ; produced by August Wilson ; teleplay by August Wilson ; based on the play by August Wilson ; directed by Lloyd Richards.

Show other versions (3)

August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning tale of a family caught between their heritage and a dream for the future. The Charles family clashes over the fate of a magnificent, carved piano that carries their family's story from their days as slaves. Boy Willie wants to sell the piano to buy a farm--the...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions, Inc
Other Authors: Wilson, August (Producer, Screenwriter), Richards, Lloyd (Director), Dutton, Charles S. (Actor), Woodard, Alfre, 1953- (Actor), Gordon, Carl, 1932-2010 (Actor), Hollis, Tommy (Actor), Myers, Lou, 1945- (Actor), Vance, Courtney B. (Actor)
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Hallmark Home Entertainment, 2006.
Edition:Full screen Gold Crown collector's edition.
Series:Hallmark Hall of Fame (DVD videodiscs) ; 16.
Subjects:
African Americans > Drama.
Heirlooms > Drama.
Television plays.
Television adaptations.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Drama.
Television adaptations.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
August Wilson's The piano lesson.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning tale of a family caught between their heritage and a dream for the future. The Charles family clashes over the fate of a magnificent, carved piano that carries their family's story from their days as slaves. Boy Willie wants to sell the piano to buy a farm--the same fields their family worked as slaves. But his sister, Berniece, refuses to part with it. For her, the piano is their very soul, a legacy of pride and struggle that symbolizes their survival as a family. To resolve the conflict they must first deal with the past.
Note:Originally produced for television broadcast in 1995.
Special features: a behind-the-scenes featurette and an interview with August Wilson; biographies.
Videorecording.
Call Number:PS3573.I45677 P546 2006 VideoDVD
Audience:
Rated PG.
Credits:Production designer, Jim Newport ; director of photography, Paul Elliott ; edited by Jim Oliver.
System Details:DVD, Dolby digital surround Full screen version (2.0).
Cast:
Charles S. Dutton, Alfre Woodard, Carl Gordon, Tommy Hollis, Lou Myers, Courtney B. Vance ... [et al.].