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A dry white season . / producer, Paula Weinstein ; screenplay, Colin Welland, Euzhan Palcy ; directed by Euzhan Palcy.

Palcy, Euzhan, (screenwriter,, director.). Sutherland, Donald, 1935- (actor.). Suzman, Janet, (actor.). Ntshona, Winston, (actor.). Brink, André P. (André Philippus), 1935-2015 Motion picture adaptation of (work): Droë wit seisoen. (Added Author). Donald Sutherland, Janet Suzman, Winston Ntshona, Marlon Brando, Zakes Mokae, Jurgen Prochnow, Susan Sarandon. (Cast).

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Lehigh Valley Library System.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Bethlehem Area Public Library System. (Show preferred library)

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Bethlehem Main Library DVD (Text) 33062009211633 Adult DVD Fiction Available -

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781681435237
  • ISBN: 1681435233
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (unpaged ; 19 cm).
  • Edition: Director-approved special edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Criterion Collection, [2018]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally released as a motion picture in 1989.
Based on the novel by André Brink.
Stereo, wide screen 1.85:1.
Essay by filmmaker and scholar Jyoti Mistry in container.
Special features: new interview with director Euzhan Palcy by film critic Scott Foundas, new program "Five Scenes" featuring Palcy, interview from 1989 with actor Donald Sutherland, excerpt from a 1995 interview Palcy conducted with Nelson Mandela, footage of Palcy receiving the highest distinction for foreign dignitaries at the 2017 South African National Orders awards.
Participant or Performer Note:
Donald Sutherland, Janet Suzman, Winston Ntshona, Marlon Brando, Zakes Mokae, Jurgen Prochnow, Susan Sarandon.
Summary, etc.:
Ben Du Toit, a white schoolteacher living in Johannesburg, seeks justice for the death of a black friend.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: R.
System Details Note:
DVD, NTSC Region 1, 1.85:1 aspect ratio.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:
For private home use only.
Language Note:
Closed-captioned.

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Genre: Historical films.
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