Series
Summary
An ex-Union Army Cavalry sergeant becomes a scout for freed slaves heading to the Colorado frontier. Tagging along with him are his wife and a Bible-thumping con artist. Attacked by racist bounty hunters, Buck and his followers must summon courage in order to help settle the wild west. Full description
Summary: |
An ex-Union Army Cavalry sergeant becomes a scout for freed slaves heading to the Colorado frontier. Tagging along with him are his wife and a Bible-thumping con artist. Attacked by racist bounty hunters, Buck and his followers must summon courage in order to help settle the wild west. |
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Item Description: |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1972. Special features: Widescreen version on side A, full screen version on side B; production notes; talent files; original theatrical poster; theatrical trailer; bonus trailers. |
Physical Description: |
1 videodisc (102 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
Format: |
DVD, Dolby digital, digitally mastered audio & video, Region 1 encoding. |
Production Credits: |
Director of photography, Alex Phillips, Jr. ; music, Benny Carter ; editor, Pembroke J. Herring. |
ISBN: |
076782802X 9780767828024 |
Author Notes: |
Born in Miami 1927 and raised in the Bahamas, Poitier began acting after the war, and soon made his debut in Hollywood with No Way Out. He became the first black actor to win an Academy Award for Best Actor. In 1968 he was knighted by H.M. Queen Elizabeth II and is the recipient of four honorary doctorate degrees, the last from New York University. He has starred in over forty films, directed nine, and written four. He has received three Golden Globe Awards; an American Film Institute Lifetime Achievement Award; the Kennedy Center Lifetime Achievement Award; and the Screen Actors Guild Lifetime Achievement Award, among many other awards and honors. In April 1997 Poitier was named the Ambassador to Japan from the Bahamas. Sir Poitier is currently president and CEO of Verdon Cedric Productions. He is married, has six daughters, four grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. |