The women of Brewster Place / Xenon Entertainment Group ; produced by Patricia K. Meyer and Reuben Cannon ; teleplay by Karen Hall ; directed by Donna Deitch ; Phoenix Entertainment Group, Inc. ; Harpo Productions, Inc. ; King Phoenix Entertainment.

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Mattie Michael, whose life has been plagued by misfortunes, is alone in a ghetto tenement on Brewster Place. She gradually unites the other tenement women to help them struggle for a new life.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shire, David (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Xenon Entertainment Group
Phoenix Entertainment Group
Harpo Productions
King Phoenix Entertainment (Firm)
Hearst Entertainment (Firm)
Xenon Pictures
Other Authors: Meyer, Patricia K.
Cannon, Reuben, 1946-
Hall, Karen Lynne
Deitch, Donna, 1945-
Winfrey, Oprah
Givens, Robin
Tyson, Cicely
Jackée, 1956-
Tate, Larenz
Whitfield, Lynn
Alice, Mary, 1936-2022
Cole, Olivia, 1942-2018
Gunn, Moses, 1929-1993
Kelly, Paula
Leon (Leon Robinson)
McKee, Lonette
Montgomery, Barbara
Stickney, Phyllis Yvonne
Winfield, Paul
Young, William Allen, 1953-
Gruszynski, Alexander
Ludwig, Jerry
Naylor, Gloria
Language:English
Published: [United States] : Santa Monica, CA : Hearst Entertainment Inc. ; Distributed by Xenon Pictures, [2001], ©2001.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials.
Subjects:
African American women > Drama.
Poor African Americans > Drama.
Naylor, Gloria > Television adaptations.
Made-for-TV movies.
Television adaptations.
Fiction television programs.
Drama.
Naylor, Gloria.
African American women.
Poor African Americans.
Genre:
Television adaptations.
Drama.
Made-for-TV movies.
Fiction television programs.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (180 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
Mattie Michael, whose life has been plagued by misfortunes, is alone in a ghetto tenement on Brewster Place. She gradually unites the other tenement women to help them struggle for a new life.
Note:Originally produced as a television movie in 1988. Broadcast in two parts, Mar. 19th and 20th, 1989.
Based on the novel by Gloria Naylor.
Videorecording.
Call Number:AJ4 D0018326 VideoDVD
Audience:
Not rated by the MPAA.
ISBN:1578296110 :
9781578296118
Credits:Director of photography, Alexander Gruszynski ; editor, Jerrold L. Ludwig ; music, David Shire.
System Details:DVD, region 1, full screen presentation; stereo.
Cast:
Oprah Winfrey, Robin Givens, Cicely Tyson, Jackée, Larenz Tate, Lynn Whitfield, Mary Alice, Olivia Cole, Moses Gunn, Paula Kelly, Leon, Lonette McKee, Barbara Montgomery, Phyllis Yvonne Stickney, Paul Winfield, William Allen Young.