Pioneers of African-American cinema / Kino Classics ; Library of Congress ; curated by Charles Musser and Jacqueline Najuma Stewart ; executive producer, Paul D. Miller ; producer, Bret Wood.
Among the most fascinating chapters of film history is that of the so-called "race films" that flourished in the 1920s -'40s. Unlike the "black cast" films produced within the Hollywood studio system, these films not only starred African Americans but were funded, written, produced, edited, distribu...
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Kino Classics (Firm) Library of Congress |
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Musser, Charles Stewart, Jacqueline Najuma, 1970- DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid Wood, Bret David, C. N. (Film director) Gant, Harry A. (Film director) Norman, Richard E., 1891-1960 (Film director) Thompson, True T. (Screenwriter) Williams, Spencer, 1893-1969 (Screenwriter, Film director) Micheaux, Oscar, 1884-1951 (Screenwriter, Film director, Film producer) Maurice, Richard D. (Screenwriter, Film director) Gist, James (Screenwriter, Film director) Gist, Eloyce, 1892-1974 (Screenwriter) Calnek, Roy (Film director) Perugini, Frank (Film director) Starkman, David, -1947 (Screenwriter) Kahn, Richard C., 1897-1960 (Screenwriter, Film director, Film producer) Hurston, Zora Neale |
Language: | English |
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Sound films are closed-captioned; silent films have English intertitles, some have accompanying music. |
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New York, NY :
Kino Classics,
[2016]
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Physical Description: | 5 videodiscs (approximately 1,227 min.) : silent and sound, black and white and color tinted ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (76 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm) |
Format: | Video Blu-ray Disc |