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Fences Cover Image DVD DVD

Fences / Paramount Pictures presents in association with Bron Creative in association with Macro Media ; screenplay by August Wilson ; produced by Scott Rudin ; directed by Denzel Washington.

Rudin, Scott, 1958- (film producer.). Washington, Denzel, 1954- (film director,, actor.). Davis, Viola, 1965- (actor.). Henderson, Stephen McKinley, (actor.). Adepo, Jovan, (actor.). Hornsby, Russell, (actor.). Williamson, Mykelti, (actor.). Wilson, August, (screenplay.). Wilson, August. Motion picture adaptation of (work) : Fences. (Added Author). Paramount Pictures Corporation, (publisher.). Bron Studios. (Added Author). Macro Media. (Added Author). Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, Stephen Mckinley Henderson, Jovan Adepo, Russell Hornsby, Mykelti Williamson. (Cast).

Summary:

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.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (138 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: [English/Spanish/French subtitled version].
  • Publisher: Los Angeles, CA : Paramount, [2017]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally released as a motion picture in 2016.
Based on August Wilson's Pulitzer prize-winning masterpiece.
Widescreen.
Participant or Performer Note:
Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, Stephen Mckinley Henderson, Jovan Adepo, Russell Hornsby, Mykelti Williamson.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: PG-13; for thematic elements, language and some suggestive references.
System Details Note:
DVD, widescreen; 5.1 Dolby digital.
Language Note:
Closed-captioned. English dialogue, English Audio description; Spanish, English or French subtitles.

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Subject: Families, Black > United States > Drama.
Families > Drama.
Fathers and sons > Drama.
Fathers and sons > United States > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > Drama.
Negro leagues > Drama.
Race relations > Drama.
African American theater > New York (State) > New York.
Theater > New York (State) > New York.
Genre: Social problem films.
Sports films.
Feature films.
Topic Heading: DVDs for the hearing impaired.
DVDs for people with visual disabilities.

Available copies

  • 5 of 5 copies available at Lehigh Valley Library System. (Show)
  • 4 of 4 copies available at Bethlehem Area Public Library System.

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