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Ruby Dee | ... |
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Steven Bochco | ... |
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Diahann Carroll | ... |
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Henry Louis Gates Jr. | ... |
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Bob Henry | ... |
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Hal Kanter | ... |
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Norman Lear | ... |
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Sheldon Leonard | ... |
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Denise Nicholas | ... |
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Bruce Paltrow | ... |
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Alvin F. Poussaint | ... |
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Daphne Reid | ... |
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Tim Reid | ... |
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Esther Rolle | ... |
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Patricia A. Turner | ... |
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David L. Wolper | ... |
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Directed by
Marlon Riggs | ... | (as Marlon T. Riggs) |
Written by
Marlon Riggs | ... | () (as Marlon T. Riggs) |
Produced by
Vivian Kleiman | ... | producer |
Marlon Riggs | ... | producer (as Marlon T. Riggs) |
Anna Vega | ... | associate producer |
Music by
Mary Watkins |
Cinematography by
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Rick Butler | ||
Robert Shepard |
Editing by
Deborah Hoffmann |
Additional Crew
John Grybowski | ... | footage researcher |
Vivian Kleiman | ... | Research Director / footage researcher |
Kenn Rabin | ... | footage researcher |
Anna Vega | ... | footage researcher |
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- California Newsreel
- The Criterion Channel (2020) (United States) (tv) (digital)
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- Sundance Film Festival (festival)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
An analysis of the evolution of television's earlier unflattering portrayal of African-Americans from 1948 until 1988, when they are depicted as prosperous and having achieved the American Dream, a portrayal that is inconsistent with reality. Black actors Esther Rolle, Diahann Carroll, Denise Nicholas, and Tim Reid and Hollywood producers Norman Lear, Steve Bochco, and David Wolper reveal the behind-the-scenes story of how prime time was "integrated." Revisiting the programs "Beulah," "The Nat King Cole Show," "Julia," "I Spy," "Good Times," and "Roots," viewers see how bitter racial conflict was absorbed into non-controversial series.
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Did You Know?
Trivia | This film is included in "The Signifyin' Works of Marlon Riggs", released by Criterion, spine #1,082. See more » |
Movie Connections | Features The Amos 'n Andy Show (1951). See more » |