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Their eyes were watching God [videorecording] / Oprah Winfrey presents ; Harpo FIlms ; Touchstone Television ; producer, Matthew Carlisle ; written for television by Suzan-Lori Parks, and Misan Sagay and Bobby Smith, Jr. ; directed by Darnell Martin ; ABC.

Berry, Halle. (actor). Carlisle, Matthew. (producer). Ealy, Michael. (actor). Howard, Terrence. (actor). Hurston, Zora Neale. Their eyes were watching God. (Added Author). Martin, Darnell. (director). Parks, Suzan-Lori. (screenwriter). Sagay, Misan. (screenwriter). Santiago-Hudson, Ruben, 1956- (actor). Smith, Bobby, Jr., 1968- (screenwriter). Winfrey, Oprah. (host). American Broadcasting Companies. (Added Author). Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Harpo Films. (Added Author). Touchstone Television. (Added Author). Halle Berry, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Michael Ealy, Terrence Howard, Nicki Micheaux, Lorraine Toussaint, Ruby Dee, Gabriel Casseus, Artel Kayàru, Kevin Daniels, Henry Brown. (Cast).

Summary:

A drama set in the 1920s, where free-spirited Janie Crawford's search for happiness leads her through several different marriages, challenging the mores of her small town.

Record details

  • ISBN: 078886162X
  • ISBN: 9780788861628
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 113 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: [Burbank, CA] : Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 2005.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Based on the novel by Zora Neale Hurston.
Originally broadcast in 2004.
SDH ; Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround sound.
Restrictions on Access Note:
For private home use only.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Checco Varese ; composer, Terence Blanchard ; editor, Peter C. Frank.
Participant or Performer Note:
Introduction, Oprah Winfrey.
Halle Berry, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Michael Ealy, Terrence Howard, Nicki Micheaux, Lorraine Toussaint, Ruby Dee, Gabriel Casseus, Artel Kayàru, Kevin Daniels, Henry Brown.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: TV14.
System Details Note:
DVD ; region 1 ; NTSC ; full screen (1.33:1) ; digitally mastered.
Language Note:
Closed-captioned.

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Hurston, Zora Neale > Television adaptations.
African American women > Drama.
African Americans > Marriage > Drama.
Interpersonal relations > Drama.
Values > United States > Drama.
African American women > Drama.
Values > United States > Drama.
Genre:
Fiction television programs.
Made-for-TV movies.
Television adaptations.

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Angier Public Library DVD F The 65B (Text) 33632002254523 Adult Video Available -
Carver School Road Branch DVD DRAMA RATED TV-14 (Text) 2112502166880 Adult Video Fiction Available -
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