Lost in the stars
American Film Theatre
- Resource Type:
- DVD Video
- Edition:
- Letterboxed
- Creation:
- Created or produced in 1974
- Publication:
- New York : Kino Video, 2003
- Related Series:
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- Summary:
- Stephen Kumalo, a black South African minister searches the unfamiliar back alleys and shanty towns of Johannesburg for his son, Absalom. But Kumalo's unwavering faith is put to the test when he finds Absalom in jail facing a capital murder charge. Courage, dignity and sacrifice fall prey to the whirlwind of racist hypocrisy and hollow justice in Absalom's trial. Absalom's reunion and reconciliation with this father, his jailhouse marriage to his pregnant sweetheart, and his heroic determination to tell the truth set the stage for a tragic climax.
- Table of Contents:
- Features the songs The hills of Ixopo ; Thousands of miles ; Train to Johannesburg ; Search ; The little gray house ; Who'll buy? ; Trouble man ; Murder in Parkwold ; Fear ; Lost in the stars ; Wild justice ; O Tixo, Tixo, help me ; Stay well ; Cry, the beloved country ; Big mole ; Chapel scene ; A bird of passage ; Four o'clock.
- Contributors:
- Languages:
- English
- Language Notes:
- In English.
- Related Works:
- Motion picture adaptation of: Cry, the beloved country [by Paton, A.]
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- System Details:
- DVD.
- Performers:
- Brock Peters (Stephen Kumalo), Melba Moore (Irina), Raymond St. Jacques (John Kumalo), Clifton Davis (Absalom), Paul Rogers (James Jarvis), Paula Kelly (Rose), Alan Weeks (Matthew), Paulene Myers (Grace), John Williams (Judge), Ivor Barry (Carmichael), Harvey Jason (Arthur Jarvis), Ji-Tu Cumbuka (Johannes), H.B. Barnum III (Alex), Myrna White (Linda), Bill Glover (Eland).
- Production Credits:
- Directed by Daniel Mann ; produced by Ely Landau ; music by Kurt Weill ; book and lyrics by Maxwell Anderson ; music supervised by Alex North ; screenplay by Alfred Hayes ; executive producer, Edward Lewis ; produced for DVD by Brian Shirey.
- General Notes:
- Based on the novel "Cry, the Beloved Country" by Alan Paton.
DVD release of the 1974 motion picture.
Special features: theatrical trailer; an essay by Michael Feingold; the AFT Cinebill; an interview with Edie Landau; "Ely Landau: in front of the camera," AFT promotional reel from 1974; the American Film Theatre trailer gallery; the American Film Theatre scrapbook.
"Enhanced for 16x9 TVs"--Container. - Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Physical Characteristics:
- plastic; metal; polychrome
- Audio Characteristics:
- digital; optical
- Digital Characteristics:
- video file; DVD video; region 1
- Call Numbers:
- LOS 1974 DVD
- Other Standard Numbers:
- Universal Product Code: 738329029326
Publisher Number, Kino Video: K293 - OCLC Numbers:
- 1053051668
53438638 [Invalid]
