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Additional authors

1. Lerner, Carl
2. Lerner, Gerda, 1920-2013
3. Weingarten, Victor
4. Tannenbaum, Julius
5. Whitmore, James, 1921-2009
6. Browne, Roscoe Lee
7. James, Clifton, 1920-2017
8. Geer, Will
9. Booke, Sorrell, 1930-1994
10. Freeman, Al, Jr., 1934-2012
11. Gerringer, Robert, 1926-1989
12. Marriott, John, 1893-1977
13. Oliver, Thelma, 1941-
14. Sidney, P. Jay, 1915-1997
15. Peterson, Lenka
16. Kupferman, Meyer, 1926-2003
17. Griffin, John Howard, 1920-1980.
18. Atkinson, Morgan C.
19. Video Service Corp, publisher.

Description

1. 2 videodiscs (105 min.) : sound, black and white; 4 3/4 in. +

Summary

1. Based on the landmark memoir by John Howard Griffin, Black Like Me stars James Whitmore as Griffin, who medically altered his pigment and, with the help of a sunlamp, reinvented himself as an itinerant black writer navigating his way through Mississippi and Alabama. Along the way he experienced firsthand both crushing racism and the incredible life force of the Afro-American communities.

Uniform title

1. Black like me (Motion picture)

Alternative title

1. Uncommon vision : the life and times of John Howard Griffin.

Subject

1. Griffin, John Howard, 1920-1980 > Drama
2. Griffin, John Howard, 1920-1980 > Film adaptations
3. African Americans > Southern States > Drama
4. Fiction films
5. Film adaptations
6. Video recordings for the hearing impaired
7. Impersonation > Drama
8. Authors, American > 20th century > Biography
9. Feature films
10. Biographical films
11. Southern States > Race relations > Drama

Genre/Form

1. Fiction films.
2. Feature films.
3. Film adaptations.
4. Biographical films.
5. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Contents

1. disc 1. Black like me (105 min. ; 1964) -- disc 2. Uncommon vision (60 min. ; 2010)

Call number

1. Sc Visual DVD-1416

Note

1. Based on the memoir by John Howard Griffin.
2. "1959. Segregation. Lynchings. The true story of a white man's journey through the deep south..."--Container.
3. Supplemental booklet contains an excerpt from Reluctant activist : the authorized biography of John Howard Griffin by Robert Bonazzi.
4. Special features: original trailers; lobby cards. Bonus disc: Uncommon vision: the life and times of John Howard Griffin / produced and written by Morgan C. Atkinson (2010 ; 60 min.); booklet with an excerpt from "Reluctant activists"--the authorized biography of John Howard Griffin / by Robert Bonazzi.

Credits (note)

1. Screenwriters, Gerda Lerner, Carl Lerner ; producer, Julius Tannenbaum ; cinematographers, Victor Lukens, Henry Mueller II ; editor, Lora Hays ; composer, Meyer Kupferman ; a Walter Reade/Sterling presentation ; presented by Victor Weingarten.

Performer (note)

1. James Whitmore, Roscoe Lee Browne, Clifton James, Will Geer, Sorrell Booke, Al Freeman, Jr., Robert Gerringer, John Marriott, Thelma Oliver, Lenka Petersen, P.J. Sidney.

System details (note)

1. DVD, all regions; widescreen and full screen; 5.1 and 2.0 soundtracks.

Language (note)

1. Closed-captioned in English.

Title

1. Black like me / directed by Carl Lerner.

Imprint

1. Toronto, Ont. : Video Service Corp., [2012]

Country of producing entity

1. United States.

Type of content

1. two-dimensional moving image

Type of medium

1. video

Type of carrier

1. videodisc

System details

1. DVD, all regions; widescreen and full screen; 5.1 and 2.0 soundtracks.

Cast

1. James Whitmore, Roscoe Lee Browne, Clifton James, Will Geer, Sorrell Booke, Al Freeman, Jr., Robert Gerringer, John Marriott, Thelma Oliver, Lenka Petersen, P.J. Sidney.

Credits

1. Screenwriters, Gerda Lerner, Carl Lerner ; producer, Julius Tannenbaum ; cinematographers, Victor Lukens, Henry Mueller II ; editor, Lora Hays ; composer, Meyer Kupferman ; a Walter Reade/Sterling presentation ; presented by Victor Weingarten.

Original version

1. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1964.

Language

1. Closed-captioned in English.

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Added author

1. Lerner, Carl, film director, screenwriter.
2. Lerner, Gerda, 1920-2013, screenwriter.
3. Weingarten, Victor, film producer.
4. Tannenbaum, Julius, film producer.
5. Whitmore, James, 1921-2009, actor.
6. Browne, Roscoe Lee, actor.
7. James, Clifton, 1920-2017, actor.
8. Geer, Will, actor.
9. Booke, Sorrell, 1930-1994, actor.
10. Freeman, Al, Jr., 1934-2012, actor.
11. Gerringer, Robert, 1926-1989, actor.
12. Marriott, John, 1893-1977, actor.
13. Oliver, Thelma, 1941- actor.
14. Sidney, P. Jay, 1915-1997, actor.
15. Peterson, Lenka, actor.
16. Kupferman, Meyer, 1926-2003, composer (expression)
17. Griffin, John Howard, 1920-1980. Black like me.
18. Atkinson, Morgan C.
19. Video Service Corp, publisher.

Added title

1. Uncommon vision : the life and times of John Howard Griffin.

Other standard identifier

1. 778854191891

Publisher no.

1. BLA1918 Video Service Corp.

Research call number

1. Sc Visual DVD-1416