Ernest J. Gaines' The sky is gray
(DVD)

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Contributors
Lathan, Stan, director.
Fuller, Charles, screenwriter.
Cole, Olivia, 1942-2018, actor.
Bond, James, III, actor.
Avery, Margaret, actor.
Published
Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Monterey Video :, [©2005].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (46 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
On Shelf
Southside - Media
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Published
Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Monterey Video :, [©2005].
Language
English
UPC
012233388824

Notes

General Note
Originally broadcast on television in 1980.
General Note
Special features: author bio; actor bios; printable study guide; about the American Short Story Collection; audio transcript interview with Robert Geller; Henry Fonda intro.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Larry Pizer ; editor, Barbara Pokras ; music, Webster Lewis.
Participants/Performers
Host, Henry Fonda.
Participants/Performers
Olivia Cole, James Bond III, Margaret Avery, Cleavon Little, Clinton Derricks-Carroll, Susan French, Hal Williams.
Description
Based on the short story by Ernest J. Gaines. In rural Louisiana in the 1940's, a young black boy accompanies his mother into town and absorbs valuable lessons of pride, charity and dignity.
System Details
DVD, region 1; stereo.

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Subjects

LC Subjects
African Americans -- Louisiana -- Drama.
Discrimination -- Louisiana -- Drama.
Drama.
Fiction television programs.
Film adaptations.
Gaines, Ernest J., -- 1933-2019 -- Film adaptations.
Louisiana -- Race relations -- Drama.
Louisiana -- Social life and customs -- Drama.
Mothers and sons -- Louisiana -- Drama.
Television adaptations.
Video recordings.
Other Subjects
Manners and customs.
Short films.
Social problem -- Feature.
Television movies.