Title:
Olympic pride, American prejudice / a Deborah Riley Draper film ; a Coffee Bluff production in association with Spark Productions ; executive producer, Blair Underwood, Michael Draper, Deborah Riley Draper, Amy Tiemann ; written, directed and produced by Deborah Riley Draper.
Edition:
Widescreen.
Publication Information:
El Segundo, California : Gravitas Ventures, [2016]
©2016
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (80 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
"18 African American Olympians defied Hitler and Jim Crow racism to win hearts and medals at the 1936 Summer Games in Berlin"--Container.
Documentary.
Program content: ©2016.
Includes trailer.
Container incorrectly states the inclusion of bonus features (additional interview footage; behind the scenes).
DVD-R (might not be compatible with all players); NTSC, Region 1; widescreen; Dolby digital 5.1.
Awards Note:
Official selection: Chicago International Film Festical 2016; Savannah International Film Festival 2016; St. Louis International Film Festival; LA Film Festival 2016
Summary:
Recounts the triumph and travails of the eighteen African American athletes representing the United States in the 1936 Olympics, who endured racism in Hitler's Berlin as well as back home in the United States.
Conference Subject:
Added Corporate Author:
Language Note:
In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH); closed-captioned.
Performer:
Narrator, Blair Underwood ; commentators, Isiah Thomas, Joanna Hayes, Daniel Durbin, Lonnie G. Bunch III.
Production Credits:
Cinematographer, Jonathan Hall ; editors, Sandra Christie, Pascal Akesson ; composer, Cheryl Rogers.
OCLC Number:
ocn961187045
Availability:
Apple Valley - Galaxie~1