Brother John / Columbia ; an E+R production ; written by Ernest Kinoy ; produced by Joel Glickman ; directed by James Goldstone.

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John Kane left his home in Alabama when he was sixteen years-old. There is no way to reach him yet whenever there is a death in the family, he knows to return home. This time he returns to his sister's deathbed. His mysterious appearance stirs the interest of the townsfolk, some thinking he is a Com...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Columbia Pictures
E + R (Firm)
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Poitier, Sidney (Actor)
Geer, Will (Actor)
Dillman, Bradford, 1930-2018 (Actor)
Todd, Beverly, 1946- (Actor)
Kinoy, Ernest (Screenwriter)
Glickman, Joel (Producer)
Goldstone, James, 1931-1999 (Director)
Language:English
French
Language and/or Writing System:
In English with optional English and French subtitles ; closed-captioned in English.
Published: Culver City, Calif. : Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, [2003]
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
African Americans > Alabama > Drama.
Social change > Alabama > Drama.
Criminal investigation > Alabama > Drama.
African Americans.
Criminal investigation.
Social change.
Alabama.
Detective and mystery films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Drama.
Genre:
Drama.
Detective and mystery films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
John Kane left his home in Alabama when he was sixteen years-old. There is no way to reach him yet whenever there is a death in the family, he knows to return home. This time he returns to his sister's deathbed. His mysterious appearance stirs the interest of the townsfolk, some thinking he is a Communist agitator, others thinking he is magical, and still others thinking he is a criminal.
Note:Originally produced as a motion picture in 1970.
Special features include trailers for the films Brother John, Raisin in the sun and To sir with love.
Videorecording.
Call Number:AN9 D0021358 VideoDVD
Audience:
MPAA rating: PG-13.
ISBN:0767881273
9780767881272
Credits:Director of photography, Gerlad Perry Finnerman ; editor, Edward A. Biery ; music, Quincy Jones.
System Details:DVD, aspect ratio, 1.85:1; digitally mastered audio and anamorphic video.
Cast:
Sidney Poitier, Will Geer, Bradford Dillman, Beverly Todd.