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10,000 black men named George [videorecording] / Showtime and Paramount Pictures present ; executive producer, Abby Mann ; executive producer, André Braugher ; executive producer, Stan Margulies ; producer, Michelle Mundy ; written by Cyrus Nowrasteh ; directed by Robert Townsend.

Ten thousand black men named George (other title)

Townsend, Robert, 1957- (film director.). Mann, Abby, (film producer.). Braugher, Andre, (film producer,, actor.). Margulies, Stan, (film producer.). Mundy, Michelle, (film producer.). Nowrasteh, Cyrus, (screenwriter.). Dutton, Charles S., (actor.). Van Peebles, Mario, (actor.). Peters, Brock, (actor.). Brothers, Carla, (actor.). McGregor, Kenneth (Actor) (Added Author). Jackson, Ernestine, (actor.). Holly, Ellen, 1931-2023 (actor.). Eyo, Karen, (actor.). Taylor, Stephen James, (composer (expression)). Zinner, Peter, (film editor.). Zinner, Katina, (film editor.). Mitchell, Gavin (Production designer) (Added Author). Pei, Edward J., (director of photography.). Schure, Joyce, (costume designer.). McKissack, Fredrick. Motion picture adaptation of (work): Long hard journey. (Added Author). Paramount Pictures Corporation, (production company.). Paramount Television, (broadcaster.). Showtime Networks, (production company.). André Braugher, Charles S. Dutton, Mario Van Peebles, Brock Peters, Carla Brothers, Kenneth McGregor, Ernestine Jackson, Ellen Holly, Kedar, Joel Gordon, Ardon Bess, Karen Eyo. (Cast).

Summary:

The true story of the formation of the first black-controlled union, the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters. Asa Philip Randolph, a black journalist establishes a voice for the forgotten workers of the Pullman Rail Company, were all black porters were simply named "George", after George Pullman, the first person to employ emancipated slaves.

Record details

ISBN: 0792189108
ISBN: 9780792189107
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (89 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Full screen format.
Publisher: Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount, [2003]
Copyright: ©2001

Content descriptions

General Note:	Based on the book, "A long hard journey" by Fredrick McKissack. Originally produced as a motion picture in 2001.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Music by Stephen James Taylor ; edited by Peter Zinner, Katina Zinner ; production designer, Gavin Mitchell ; director of photography, Edward Pei ; costume designer, Joyce Schure.
Participant or Performer Note:	André Braugher, Charles S. Dutton, Mario Van Peebles, Brock Peters, Carla Brothers, Kenneth McGregor, Ernestine Jackson, Ellen Holly, Kedar, Joel Gordon, Ardon Bess, Karen Eyo.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: R; for language and brief nudity.
System Details Note:	DVD, NTSC, Region 1; Dolby Digital stereo.
Language Note:	English; Closed-captioned.
Awards Note:	Image Awards, 2003: Image Award - Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special (Charles Dutton)