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Cato, Gavin, 1983-1991 -- Drama.
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Rosenbaum, Yankel, -1991. -- Drama.
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Violence -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
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Jews -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
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African Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
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Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) -- Race relations -- Drama.
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Smith, Anna Deavere.
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Wolfe, George C.
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WTTW (Television station : Chicago, Ill.)
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KCET (Television station : Los Angeles, Calif.)
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| Alternate Title |
American playhouse (Television program)
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On the road: a search for american character.
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| Description |
1 videocassette (83 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 1/2 in. |
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1/2 in. |
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polychrome rdacc |
| Note |
Part of a series called On the road: a search for american character. |
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Origical New York Production by Joseph Papp Public Theater. |
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A segment of the television program: American Playhouse. |
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Persons played by Smith: Robert Sherman, Rev. Al Sharpton, Rivkah Siegel, Min. Conrad Muhammad, Letty Cottin Pogrebin, Angela Davis, Rev. Dr. Heron Sam, Henry K. Rice, Michael S. Miller, Richard E. Green, Norman Rosenbaum, Rabbi Joseph Spielman, Sonny Carson, Rabbi Shea Hecht, Rev. Al Sharpton, Roz Malamud, Reuven Ostrov, and Carmel Cato. |
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Based on "Fires in the mirror" / Anna Deavere Smith. |
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On the film: 1993 Hipster Entertainment, inc. |
| Credits |
Photography, William Dill ; original music, Joseph Jarman and Tony Mangurian. |
| Summary |
On Aug. 19, 1991 in Crown Heights (Brooklyn, N.Y.) a Hasidic man accidentally runs over a Black boy (Gavin Cato). Three hours later a young Jewish scholar (Yankel Rosenbaum) was murdered by Black youths. Four days of fire-bombing and riots ensued. Smith acts out the roles of these 18 persons involved in the racial conflict, trying to present the differing views of this serious problem. Includes actual film footage of the riots and violence. |
| OCLC # |
28832063 |
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