Fences
(DVD)
Contributors
Washington, Denzel, 1954- film director,
Rudin, Scott, 1958- film producer.
Black, Todd, film producer.
Wilson, August, screenwriter.
Christensen, Charlotte Bruus, director of photography.
Rudin, Scott, 1958- film producer.
Black, Todd, film producer.
Wilson, August, screenwriter.
Christensen, Charlotte Bruus, director of photography.
Published
Hollywood, California : Paramount Pictures, [2017].
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (139 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Adaptations.
African American families -- Drama.
Drama.
Families -- Drama.
Fathers and sons -- United States -- Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Historical films.
Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
Negro leagues -- Drama.
Race relations -- Drama.
Sanitation workers -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh -- Drama.
Social problem films.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Wilson, August. -- Film adaptations.
African American families -- Drama.
Drama.
Families -- Drama.
Fathers and sons -- United States -- Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Historical films.
Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
Negro leagues -- Drama.
Race relations -- Drama.
Sanitation workers -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh -- Drama.
Social problem films.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Wilson, August. -- Film adaptations.
More Details
Published
Hollywood, California : Paramount Pictures, [2017].
Format
DVD
Language
English
UPC
0032429263520, 032429263520
Notes
General Note
Title from title frame.
General Note
Based on August Wilson's Pulitzer prize-winning play.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 2016.
General Note
Special features: Previews.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Charlotte Bruus Christensen ; production designer, David Gropman ; edited by Hughes Winborne ; costume designer, Sharen Davis ; music by Marcelo Zarvos.
Participants/Performers
Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Jovan Adepo, Russell Hornsby, Mykelti Williamson, Saniyya Sidney.
Description
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.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: PG-13; for thematic elements, language and some suggestive references,CHV rating: PG; for violence and coarse language.
System Details
DVD; region 1, NTSC; widescreen presentation enhanced for 16x9 televisions; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Language
English dialogue; optional English described video; optional English, French, or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned in English.
Awards
Academy Award, 2016: Best supporting actress (Davis).
Local note
Bemis -- Descriptive video service.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Washington, D., Rudin, S., Black, T., Wilson, A., Christensen, C. B., Zarvos, M., Winborne, H., Gropman, D., Davis, S., Davis, V., Henderson, S., Adepo, J., Hornsby, R., Williamson, M., Sidney, S., & Wilson, A. (2017). Fences . Paramount Pictures.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Denzel Washington et al.. 2017. Fences. Paramount Pictures.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Denzel Washington et al.. Fences Paramount Pictures, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Washington, Denzel, et al. Fences Paramount Pictures, 2017.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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