Fences
(DVD)
Contributors
Rudin, Scott, 1958- film producer.
Washington, Denzel, 1954- actor,
Black, Todd, film producer.
Wilson, August screenwriter.
Davis, Viola, 1965- actor.
Washington, Denzel, 1954- actor,
Black, Todd, film producer.
Wilson, August screenwriter.
Davis, Viola, 1965- actor.
Published
Hollywood, California : Paramount Pictures, [2017].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (138 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
Southside - Media
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| Main Library - Media | DVD Fences | Checked Out | April 24, 2024 |
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Published
Hollywood, California : Paramount Pictures, [2017].
Language
English
UPC
032429263520
Notes
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 2016.
General Note
Based on August Wilson's Pulitzer prize-winning play.
Creation/Production Credits
Music, Marcelo Zarvos ; costume designer, Sharen Davis ; editing, Hughes Winborne ; production designer, David Gropman ; director of photography, Charlotte Bruus Christensen.
Participants/Performers
Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Jovan Adepo, Russell Hornsby, Mykelti Williamson, Saniyya Sidney.
Description
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.
System Details
DVD format, NTSC, region 1; widescreen presentation enhanced for 16x9 televisions; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Language
English dialogue; optional English described video; optional English, French, or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired.
Awards
Academy Award, 2016: Best supporting actress (Davis).
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Subjects
LC Subjects
African American families -- Drama.
Drama.
Families -- Drama.
Fathers and sons -- United States -- Drama.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
Negro leagues -- Drama.
Race relations -- Drama.
Sanitation workers -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh -- Drama.
Social problem films.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Drama.
Families -- Drama.
Fathers and sons -- United States -- Drama.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
Negro leagues -- Drama.
Race relations -- Drama.
Sanitation workers -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh -- Drama.
Social problem films.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Other Subjects