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Fences [videorecording]/ Paramount Pictures presents ; in association with Bron Creative ; in association with Macro Media ; produced by Scott Rudin, Denzel Washington, Todd Black ; screenplay by August Wilson ; directed by Denzel Washington.

Rudin, Scott, 1958- (film producer.). Washington, Denzel, 1954- (actor,, film producer,, film director.). Black, Todd, (film producer.). Wilson, August, (screenwriter.). Davis, Viola, 1965- (actor.). Henderson, Stephen, 1949- (actor.). Adepo, Jovan, (actor.). Hornsby, Russell, (actor.). Williamson, Mykelti, (actor.). Sidney, Saniyya, (actor.). Zarvos, Marcelo, (composer (expression)). Davis, Sharen, (costume designer.). Winborne, Hughes, (editor of moving image work.). Gropman, David, (production designer.). Christensen, Charlotte Bruus, (director of photography.). Wilson, August. Motion picture adaptation of (work): Fences. (Added Author). Paramount Pictures Corporation, (presenter,, publisher.). Bron Studios, (presenter.). Macromedia (Firm), (presenter.). Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Jovan Adepo, Russell Hornsby, Mykelti Williamson, Saniyya Sidney. (Cast).

Summary:

In 1950s Pittsburgh, a Black garbage collector named Troy Maxson--bitter that baseball's color barrier was only broken after his own heyday in the Negro Leagues--is prone to taking out his frustrations on his loved ones.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (138 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: Hollywood, California : Paramount Pictures, [2017]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally released as a motion picture in 2016.
Based on August Wilson's Pulitzer prize-winning play.
Widescreen.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Music by Marcelo Zarvos ; costume designer, Sharen Davis ; edited by Hughes Winborne ; production designer, David Gropman ; director of photography, Charlotte Bruus Christensen.
Participant or Performer Note:
Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Jovan Adepo, Russell Hornsby, Mykelti Williamson, Saniyya Sidney.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: PG-13; for thematic elements, language and some suggestive references CHV rating: PG; for violence and coarse language.
System Details Note:
DVD; NTSC, region 1; widescreen presentation enhanced for 16x9 televisions; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Language Note:
English dialogue; optional English described video; optional English, French, or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Awards Note:
Academy Award Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role, 2017

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Genre: Social problem films.
Film adaptations.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
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Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.

Available copies

  • 9 of 9 copies available at Sage Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Hood River County Library District.

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