Catalog - The City Library

Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

Introducing Dorothy Dandridge [videorecording] / HBO Pictures presents an Esparza/Katz production in association with Berry/Cirrincione ; a Martha Coolidge film.

Publisher, Date:

[New York, NY] : HBO Home Video, c1999.

Description:

1 videodisc (115 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Summary:

An acclaimed stage performer, Dorothy Dandridge still struggled with the challenge of her color, in a time that wouldn't let some stars in by the front door. Yet against the odds, she beat out many more famous rivals for the role of Carmen Jones, becoming the first black woman ever nominated for a Best Actress Academy Award.

Target Audience Note:

Rated R.

Subjects:

Dandridge, Dorothy, 1922-1965 -- Drama.

African American singers -- Biography -- Drama.

African American actresses -- Biography -- Drama.

Feature films.

Other Author:

Berry, Halle.

Brandauer, Klaus Maria.

Mills, Earl, author. Dorothy Dandridge.

Notes:

Based on the book by Earl Mills.

Special features include: interactive menus, cast and crew bios, scene selections.

Music by Elmer Bernstein ; produced by Larry Y. Albucher ; executive producers, Robert Katz, Moctesuma Esparza, Joshua D. Maurer, Vincent Cirrincione, Halle Berry ; screenplay by Shonda Rhimes, Scott Abbott ; directed by Martha Coolidge.

Halle Berry, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Brent Spiner, Obba Babatunde, Loretta Devine, Cynda Williams, Latanya Richardson, Tamara Taylor, Alexis Carrington.

DVD ; Dolby surround.

Closed captioned.

Soundtrack in English and Spanish ; subtitles in English, French and Spanish.

ISBN:

0783116748

Publisher Number:

91569

System Availability:

1

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

1

Control Number:

152333

# Local items in:

1

# System items in:

1

Call Number:

DVD TV Introduc

Medium:

[videorecording]