The piano lesson / Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions, Inc. ; producer, August Wilson ; co-producer, Brent Shields ; teleplay, August Wilson ; director, Lloyd Richards.

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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...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:DVD series.
Hallmark Hall of Fame.
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors: Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions, Inc
Artisan Home Entertainment (Firm)
Family Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Richards, Lloyd
Dutton, Charles S.
Woodard, Alfre, 1953-
Gordon, Carl, 1932-2010
Hollis, Tommy
Myers, Lou, 1945-
Vance, Courtney B.
Wilson, August
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
Closed-captioned.
Published: [Studio City, Calif.?] : [Van Nuys, Calif.] : Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions ; Distributed by Artisan Home Entertainment [and] Family Home Entertainment, 2002, ©1995.
Edition:Full screen version.
Series:DVD series.
Hallmark Hall of Fame.
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
African Americans > Drama.
Heirlooms > Drama.
Piano > Drama.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Drama.
African Americans.
Heirlooms.
Piano.
Genre:
Drama.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (104 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:Based on the play by August Wilson.
Originally produced for television broadcast in 1995.
Special features: digitally mastered; production notes; cast and credits; biographies; scene access; interactive menus.
Videorecording.
Call Number:AJ1 D0020912 VideoDVD
Audience:
MPAA rating: PG.
Credits:Director of photography, Paul Elliott; production design, Jim Newport; editor, Jim Oliver; music, Stephen James Taylor.
System Details:DVD, region 1, Dolby surround 2.0.
Cast:
Charles S. Dutton, Alfre Woodard, Carl Gordon, Tommy Hollis, Lou Myers, Courtney B. Vance.