The book of Negroes
(DVD)
Contributors
Hill, Lawrence, 1957- Book of Negroes.
Virgo, Clement, television director.
Ellis, Aunjanue, actor.
Gossett, Louis, Jr., 1936- actor.
Gooding, Cuba, Jr., 1968- actor.
Virgo, Clement, television director.
Ellis, Aunjanue, actor.
Gossett, Louis, Jr., 1936- actor.
Gooding, Cuba, Jr., 1968- actor.
Published
[Toronto, Ontario] : Entertainment One Film, [2015].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (506 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 volume (unpaged : illustrations ; 19 cm)
Status
Wausau - MCPL - Adult DVD
DVD BOO
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DVD BOO
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Rothschild - MCPL - Adult DVD
DVD BOO
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DVD BOO
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Enslaved persons -- Emancipation -- Drama.
Enslaved women -- United States -- Drama.
Fiction television programs.
Historical television programs.
Slave trade -- United States -- Drama.
Slavery -- United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Drama.
Television adaptations.
Television mini-series.
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Enslaved women -- United States -- Drama.
Fiction television programs.
Historical television programs.
Slave trade -- United States -- Drama.
Slavery -- United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Drama.
Television adaptations.
Television mini-series.
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
More Details
Published
[Toronto, Ontario] : Entertainment One Film, [2015].
Language
English
UPC
741952788393
Notes
General Note
Title from disc label.
General Note
Dolby digital 5.1 surround, wide screen 1.78:1.
General Note
Based on: The book of Negroes / Lawrence Hill ; book also released under the title: Someone knows my name.
General Note
Originally produced in Canada and broadcast by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) in 2015.
General Note
Special features include: Disc 1. Amistad featurette, History of The Black Loyalist Society featurette ; Disc 2. deleted scenes ; Disc 3. Interviews with cast and crew, Lawrence on set featurette, interview with author Lawrence Hill.
Participants/Performers
Aunjanue Ellis, Louis Gossett Jr., Cuba Gooding, Jr., Ben Chaplin.
Description
A universal story of loss, courage and triumph, this recounts the extraordinary journey of Aminata Diallo, an indomitable African woman who survives in a world in which everything seems to be against her. Kidnapped by slave traders in West Africa then sold into slavery in South Carolina, Aminata navigates her way through the American Revolution in New York, the isolated refuge of Nova Scotia, and the treacherous jungles of Sierra Leone, before finally securing her freedom in England.
Target Audience
Rating: TVPG.
System Details
DVD, region 1, widescreen.
Language
English soundtrack; closed captioned in English.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Hill, L., Virgo, C., Ellis, A., Gossett, L., Jr., Gooding, C., Jr., & Chaplin, B. (2015). The book of Negroes . Entertainment One Film.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Lawrence Hill et al.. 2015. The Book of Negroes. Entertainment One Film.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Lawrence Hill et al.. The Book of Negroes Entertainment One Film, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Hill, Lawrence, et al. The Book of Negroes Entertainment One Film, 2015.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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