James Baldwin : the price of the ticket / a Nobody Knows Productions, Maysles Films, Inc., American Masters presentation of a Karen Thorsen film ; directed by Karen Thorsen ; produced by Karen Thorsen & William Miles ; co-produced by Douglas K. Dempsey ; written by Karen Thorsen, Douglas K. Dempsey ; executive producers, Susan Lacy, Albert Maysles ; a Karen Thorsen production in association with Maysles Films, Inc. & WNET, New York.

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This film presents a look at the life and influence of author James Baldwin (1924-1987), at once a major twentieth century American author, a Civil Rights activist and, for two crucial decades, a prophetic voice calling Americans, Black and white, to confront their shared racial tragedy. Combining a...

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Corporate Authors: Nobody Knows Productions (Production company)
Maysles Films (Production company)
WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.) (Production company)
California Newsreel (Firm)
Other Authors: Thorsen, Karen (Film director, Film producer, Screenwriter)
Miles, William, 1931-2013 (Film producer)
Dempsey, Douglas K. (Film producer, Screenwriter)
Lacy, Susan (Film producer)
Maysles, Albert (Film producer)
Baldwin, James, 1924-1987 (Speaker, Interviewee)
Angelou, Maya (Speaker, Commentator)
Baraka, Amiri, 1934-2014 (Speaker, Commentator)
Leeming, David Adams, 1937- (Commentator)
Happersberger, Lucien, 1932-2010 (Commentator)
Cole, William, 1919-2000 (Commentator)
Reed, Ishmael, 1938- (Commentator)
Styron, William, 1925-2006 (Commentator)
Cezzar, Engin, 1935- (Commentator)
Yaşar Kemal, 1922 or 1923-2015 (Commentator)
Murray, James Briggs (Commentator)
Foster, Frances, 1924- (Commentator)
Short, Bobby (Commentator)
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 (Speaker)
X, Malcolm, 1925-1965 (Speaker)
Cleaver, Eldridge, 1935-1998 (Speaker)
Lenzer, Don (director of photography.)
Olswang, Steven (editor moving image work.)
Language:English
Subjects:
Baldwin, James, > 1924-1987.
Baldwin, James, > 1924-1987 > Interviews.
Baldwin, James, > 1924-1987 > Influence.
African American authors > 20th century > Biography.
Civil rights workers > United States > Biography.
African American gay men > Biography.
African Americans > New York (State) > New York > Social conditions > 20th century.
Racism > Social aspects > United States > 20th century.
United States > Race relations > Social aspects > 20th century.
Segregation > Social aspects > United States > 20th century.
Civil rights movements > Social aspects > United States > 20th century.
Paris (France) > Social conditions > 20th century.
African American authors.
African American gay men.
African Americans > Social conditions.
Civil rights workers.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Race relations > Social aspects.
Segregation > Social aspects.
Social conditions.
France > Paris.
New York (State) > New York.
United States.
1900-1999
Nonfiction films.
Biographical films.
Biographies.
Documentary films.
Feature films.
Interviews.
Genre:
Interviews.
Biography.
Nonfiction films.
Biographical films.
Biographies.
Documentary films.
Feature films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (87 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Price of the ticket
Format: Video DVD

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