Summary
A teacher in England abandons the traditional curriculum of education in dealing with a class of students rejected by other schools. Full description
Summary: |
A teacher in England abandons the traditional curriculum of education in dealing with a class of students rejected by other schools. |
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Item Description: |
From the novel by E.R. Braithwaite. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1966; released in 1967. Special features: talent files; theatrical trailer. |
Physical Description: |
1 videodisc (approximately 105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
Playing Time: |
01:45:00 |
Format: |
DVD; NTSC, region 1, anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono. |
Audience: |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
Production Credits: |
Executive producer, John R. Sloan ; director of photography, Paul Beeson ; editor, Peter Thornton ; music, Ron Grainer ; conductor, Philip Martell. |
ISBN: |
0767827996 9780767827997 |
Access: |
For private home use only. |
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. |