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The women of Brewster Place [videorecording] / Xenon Entertainment presents ; produced by Patricia K. Meyer and Reuben Cannon ; executive producers, Carole Isenberg, Oprah Winfrey ; teleplay by Karen Hall ; directed by Donna Deitch ; Phoenix Entertainment Group, Inc. ; Harpo Productions, Inc. ; in association with Phoenix Entertainment Group, Inc..

Meyer, Patricia K. (television producer). Cannon, Reuben, 1946- (television producer). Isenberg, Carole (television producer). Winfrey, Oprah (television producer, actor). Hall, Karen Lynne (screenwriter). Deitch, Donna, 1945- (television director). Alice, Mary, 1941- (actor). Cole, Olivia, 1942- (actor). Givens, Robin (actor). Gunn, Moses, 1929-1993 (actor). Jackée, 1956- (actor). Kelly, Paula (actor). Leon (Leon Robinson) (actor). McKee, Lonette (actor). Montgomery, Barbara (actor). Stickney, Phyllis Yvonne (actor). Whitfield, Lynn (actor). Winfield, Paul (actor). Young, William Allen, 1953- (actor). Tyson, Cicely (actor). Tate, Larenz (actor). Naylor, Gloria. Women of Brewster Place. (Added Author). Xenon Entertainment Group (presenter). Phoenix Entertainment Group (production company). Harpo Productions (production company). King Phoenix Entertainment (Firm) (production company). Hearst Entertainment (Firm) (publisher). Xenon Pictures (distributor). Oprah Winfrey, Mary Alice, Olivia Cole, Robin Givens, Moses Gunn, Jackée, Paula Kelly, Leon, Lonette McKee, Barbara Montgomery, Phyllis Yvonne Stickney, Lynn Whitfield, Paul Winfield, William Allen Young, Cicely Tyson, Larenz Tate. (Cast).

Summary:

Mattie Michael, whose life has been plagued by misfortunes, is alone in a ghetto tenement on Brewster Place. She gradually unites the other tenement women to help them struggle for a new life.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1578296110
  • ISBN: 9781578296118
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (180 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: [United States] : Hearst Entertainment Inc., [2001].
  • Distributor: Santa Monica, California : Xenon Pictures, [2001].

Content descriptions

General Note:
Based on the novel by Gloria Naylor.
Originally produced as a television movie in 1988. Broadcast in two parts, Mar. 19th and 20th, 1989.
Also released in 2006 and 2011 with the same technical aspects, but different UPCs.
Special features: Original trailer.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Alexander Gruszynski ; editor, Jerrold L. Ludwig ; music, David Shire.
Participant or Performer Note:
Oprah Winfrey, Mary Alice, Olivia Cole, Robin Givens, Moses Gunn, Jackée, Paula Kelly, Leon, Lonette McKee, Barbara Montgomery, Phyllis Yvonne Stickney, Lynn Whitfield, Paul Winfield, William Allen Young, Cicely Tyson, Larenz Tate.
Target Audience Note:
Not rated.
System Details Note:
DVD, region 1, full screen presentation, stereo.
Language Note:
English audio.

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Subject:
African American women > Drama.
Poor African Americans > Drama.
Female friendship > Drama.
Neighborhoods > Drama.
Naylor, Gloria > Television adaptations.
Genre:
Filmed performances
Made-for-TV movies.
Television adaptations.
Television series.
Television programs.
Fiction television programs.

Available copies

  • 7 of 8 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Brown Library System.

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