Fences / Paramount Pictures presents in association with Bron Creative in association with Macro Media ; screenplay by August Wilson ; produced by Scott Rudin ; directed by Denzel Washington.
Material type:
FilmPublisher number: 59183768000 | ParamountLanguage: English Original language: English Subtitle language: Spanish, English, French Publisher: Los Angeles, CA : Paramount, [2017]Edition: [English/Spanish/French subtitled version]Description: 1 videodisc (138 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type: - two-dimensional moving image
- video
- videodisc
- Families, Black -- United States -- Drama
- Families -- Drama
- Fathers and sons -- Drama
- Fathers and sons -- United States -- Drama
- Man-woman relationships -- Drama
- Negro leagues -- Drama
- Race relations -- Drama
- African American theater -- New York (State) -- New York
- Theater -- New York (State) -- New York
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult DVD
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Dr. James Carlson Library | DVD | DRAMA Fences | Available | 33111009044765 | ||||
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Adult DVD
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Main Library | DVD | DRAMA Fences | Available | 33111009528361 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A Black garbage collector named Troy Maxson in 1950s Pittsburgh is bitter that baseball's color barrier was only broken after his own heyday in the Negro Leagues. Maxson is prone to taking out his frustrations on his loved ones.
DVD, widescreen; 5.1 Dolby digital.
English dialogue; Spanish, English or French subtitles.
Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, Stephen Mckinley Henderson, Jovan Adepo, Russell Hornsby, Mykelti Williamson.
Based on August Wilson's Pulitzer prize-winning masterpiece.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2016.
Widescreen.
MPAA rating: PG-13; for thematic elements, language and some suggestive references.
In 1950s Pittsburgh, a Black garbage collector named Troy Maxson--bitter that baseball's color barrier was only broken after his own heyday in the Negro Leagues--is prone to taking out his frustrations on his loved ones.