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The Resource Fences, Paramount Pictures presents ; produced by Scott Rudin ; screenplay by August Wilson ; directed by Denzel Washington, (DVD)

Fences, Paramount Pictures presents ; produced by Scott Rudin ; screenplay by August Wilson ; directed by Denzel Washington, (DVD)

Label
Fences
Title
Fences
Statement of responsibility
Paramount Pictures presents ; produced by Scott Rudin ; screenplay by August Wilson ; directed by Denzel Washington
Contributor
Actor
Film director
Film producer
Subject
Genre
Language
  • eng
  • spa
  • eng
  • fre
  • eng
  • eng
Summary
A black garbage collector named Troy Maxson in 1950s Pittsburgh is bitter that baseball's color barrier was only broken after his own heyday in the Negro Leagues, Maxson is prone to taking out his frustrations on his loved ones
Awards note
Academy Award winner, 2017: Best actress in a supporting role, Viola Davis, Best picture nomination.
Cataloging source
TEFMT
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
Rating: PG-13; for thematic elements, language and some suggestive references
Language note
English dialogue; Spanish, English or French subtitles; closed-captioned; English descriptive audio
LC call number
PN1997.2
LC item number
.F46 2017
PerformerNote
Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, Stephen Mckinley Henderson, Jovan Adepo, Russell Hornsby, Mykelti Williamson
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1954-
  • 1958-
  • 1965-
  • 1949-
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Washington, Denzel
  • Rudin, Scott
  • Wilson, August
  • Davis, Viola
  • Henderson, Stephen
  • Adepo, Jovan
  • Paramount Pictures Corporation
Runtime
138
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • African American families
  • Families
  • Fathers and sons
  • Man-woman relationships
  • Negro leagues
  • Race relations
  • African American theater
  • Theater
Technique
live action
Label
Fences, Paramount Pictures presents ; produced by Scott Rudin ; screenplay by August Wilson ; directed by Denzel Washington, (DVD)
Instantiates
Publication
Note
  • Title from disc surface
  • Based on August Wilson's Pulitzer prize-winning masterpiece
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 2016
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
quadrophonic multichannel or surround
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
ocn972884896
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Edition
Widescreen.
Extent
1 videodisc (138 min.)
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
032429263520
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
59183768000
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • (OCoLC)972884896
  • a1159255
System details
DVD, widescreen presentation; 5.1 Dolby digital
Video recording format
DVD
Label
Fences, Paramount Pictures presents ; produced by Scott Rudin ; screenplay by August Wilson ; directed by Denzel Washington, (DVD)
Publication
Note
  • Title from disc surface
  • Based on August Wilson's Pulitzer prize-winning masterpiece
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 2016
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
quadrophonic multichannel or surround
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
ocn972884896
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Edition
Widescreen.
Extent
1 videodisc (138 min.)
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
032429263520
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
59183768000
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • (OCoLC)972884896
  • a1159255
System details
DVD, widescreen presentation; 5.1 Dolby digital
Video recording format
DVD

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