Hallelujah
October 13, 2011Hallelujah
Call Number: DVD00901
by: King Vidor; Wanda Tuchock; Daniel L Haynes; Nina Mae McKinney; William Fountaine; Harry Gray; Fanny Belle DeKnight; Irving Berlin; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.; Turner Entertainment Co.; Warner Home Video (Firm);
Format: DVD
Language: English
Publisher: [United States] : Turner Entertainment ; Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2006]
Notes: 1 videodisc (total running time: 100 min.) Originally released as a motion picture in 1929. Dual-layer format. Special features: commentary by Black Cultural Scholars Donald Bogle and Avery Clayton ; 2 vintage musical shorts featuring the Nicholas Brothers and Hallelujah co-star Nina Mae McKinney: Pie, pie blackbird featuring Eubie Blake and band and The black network ; theatrical trailer. Nominated for one Oscar.
Summary: Infused with spirituals, folk songs, blues, and jazz, Hallelujah follows the fortunes of Zeke, a poor cotton farmer. Love, loss, passion, redemption, make this cinematic milestone the first all-black feature from a major studio.
OCLC #: 62764687
Added: October 13, 2011
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
