The Resource The River Niger ; : Death of a prophet
The River Niger ; : Death of a prophet
Resource Information
The item The River Niger ; : Death of a prophet represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Merrimac Public Library.This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
Resource Information
The item The River Niger ; : Death of a prophet represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Merrimac Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Contributor
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- Platinum Disc Corporation
- War (Musical group)
- Beckerman, Sidney
- Davis, Ossie
- Freeman, Morgan
- Gossett, Louis, Jr., 1936-
- Haynes, Hilda, 1912-1986
- Jones, James Earl
- King, Woodie, Jr., 1937-
- King, Yolanda
- Najee-Ullah, Mansoor
- Roach, Max, 1924-2007
- Shah, Krishna
- Turman, Glynn
- Tyson, Cicely
- Walker, Joseph A., 1935-2003
- Summary
-
- The River Niger: Based on Joseph A. Walker's Tony Award winning play "The River Niger" as presented on stage by the Negro Ensemble Company. Story of a ghetto family torn apart by a revolution, but held together through misfortune. Examines what might happen, and how people will react, when the tension of city life turns to violent revolution
- Death of a prophet: Combines documentary footage with reenactments. A suspense thriller which follows the events in the final 24 hours of the life of religious and political leader Malcolm X
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 videodisc (approximately 165 min.)
- Note
-
- Title from container
- Two feature films on one DVD: The River Niger, and Death of a prophet
- Double-sided disc. The River Niger on side A; Death of a prophet on side B
- The River Niger originally produced as a motion picture in 1976; Death of a prophet originally produced as a made-for-TV movie in 1981
- Contents
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- The River Niger (ca. 105 min.) / screenplay by Joseph A. Walker ; produced by Sidney Beckerman/Isaac L. Jones ; directed by Krishna Shah
- Death of a prophet (ca. 60 min.) / written, produced and directed by Woodie King Jr
- Label
- The River Niger ; : Death of a prophet
- Title
- The River Niger ;
- Title remainder
- Death of a prophet
- Title variation
- Death of a prophet
- Contributor
-
- Platinum Disc Corporation
- War (Musical group)
- Beckerman, Sidney
- Davis, Ossie
- Freeman, Morgan
- Gossett, Louis, Jr., 1936-
- Haynes, Hilda, 1912-1986
- Jones, James Earl
- King, Woodie, Jr., 1937-
- King, Yolanda
- Najee-Ullah, Mansoor
- Roach, Max, 1924-2007
- Shah, Krishna
- Turman, Glynn
- Tyson, Cicely
- Walker, Joseph A., 1935-2003
- Language
- eng
- Summary
-
- The River Niger: Based on Joseph A. Walker's Tony Award winning play "The River Niger" as presented on stage by the Negro Ensemble Company. Story of a ghetto family torn apart by a revolution, but held together through misfortune. Examines what might happen, and how people will react, when the tension of city life turns to violent revolution
- Death of a prophet: Combines documentary footage with reenactments. A suspense thriller which follows the events in the final 24 hours of the life of religious and political leader Malcolm X
- Cataloging source
- NHP
- Characteristic
- videorecording
- Credits note
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- The River Niger: Director of photography, Michael Margulies ; edited by Irving Lerner ; music written and performed by War ; production designer, Seymour Klate ; set decorator, Frank Lombardo
- Death of a prophet: Director of photography, Robert Achs ; film editor, Charles Sessoms ; music composed and performed by Max Roach
- Intended audience
- The River Niger: Rated R ; Death of a prophet: Rated 13
- PerformerNote
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- The River Niger: Cicely Tyson, James Earl Jones, Lou Gossett, Glynn Turman, Jonelle Allen, Roger E. Mosley, Ralph Wilcox, Theodore Wilson, Charles Weldon, Shirley Jo Finney, Hilda Haynes
- Death of a prophet: Morgan Freeman, Yolanda King, Ossie Davis, Mansoor Najee-ullah, Sam Singleton, Tommie Hicks
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
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- 1936-
- 1912-1986
- 1937-
- 1924-2007
- 1935-2003
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
-
- Beckerman, Sidney
- Shah, Krishna
- Tyson, Cicely
- Jones, James Earl
- Gossett, Louis
- Turman, Glynn
- Haynes, Hilda
- King, Woodie
- Freeman, Morgan
- King, Yolanda
- Davis, Ossie
- Najee-Ullah, Mansoor
- Roach, Max
- Walker, Joseph A.
- War (Musical group)
- Platinum Disc Corporation
- Runtime
- 165
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- African American families
- African Americans
- Walker, Joseph A
- X, Malcolm
- Black power
- Black Muslims
- Target audience
- adult
- Technique
- live action
- Label
- The River Niger ; : Death of a prophet
- Note
-
- Title from container
- Two feature films on one DVD: The River Niger, and Death of a prophet
- Double-sided disc. The River Niger on side A; Death of a prophet on side B
- The River Niger originally produced as a motion picture in 1976; Death of a prophet originally produced as a made-for-TV movie in 1981
- Carrier category
- videodisc
- Carrier category code
-
- vd
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- mixed
- Configuration of playback channels
- unknown
- Content category
- two-dimensional moving image
- Content type code
-
- tdi
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The River Niger (ca. 105 min.) / screenplay by Joseph A. Walker ; produced by Sidney Beckerman/Isaac L. Jones ; directed by Krishna Shah -- Death of a prophet (ca. 60 min.) / written, produced and directed by Woodie King Jr
- Control code
- 1042525
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in.
- Dimensions
- other
- Extent
- 1 videodisc (approximately 165 min.)
- Media category
- video
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- v
- Medium for sound
- videodisc
- Other control number
- 096009155292
- Other physical details
- sound, color with black and white sequences
- Publisher number
- 15529
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
- videodisc
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 1042525
- (OCoLC)56139175
- System details
- DVD; full screen presentation
- Video recording format
- DVD
- Label
- The River Niger ; : Death of a prophet
- Note
-
- Title from container
- Two feature films on one DVD: The River Niger, and Death of a prophet
- Double-sided disc. The River Niger on side A; Death of a prophet on side B
- The River Niger originally produced as a motion picture in 1976; Death of a prophet originally produced as a made-for-TV movie in 1981
- Carrier category
- videodisc
- Carrier category code
-
- vd
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- mixed
- Configuration of playback channels
- unknown
- Content category
- two-dimensional moving image
- Content type code
-
- tdi
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The River Niger (ca. 105 min.) / screenplay by Joseph A. Walker ; produced by Sidney Beckerman/Isaac L. Jones ; directed by Krishna Shah -- Death of a prophet (ca. 60 min.) / written, produced and directed by Woodie King Jr
- Control code
- 1042525
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in.
- Dimensions
- other
- Extent
- 1 videodisc (approximately 165 min.)
- Media category
- video
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- v
- Medium for sound
- videodisc
- Other control number
- 096009155292
- Other physical details
- sound, color with black and white sequences
- Publisher number
- 15529
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
- videodisc
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 1042525
- (OCoLC)56139175
- System details
- DVD; full screen presentation
- Video recording format
- DVD
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