The Tuskegee airmen
HBO Films presents a Price Entertainment production, a film by Robert Markowitz; produced by William C. Carraro; story by Robert Williams and T.S. Cook; teleplay by Paris Qualles, Trey Ellis and Ron Hutchinson; directed by Robert Markowitz
- Resource Type:
- DVD Video
- Creation:
- 1995
- Publication:
- [New York] : Home Box Office, [2010]
- Distribution:
- Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video
- Copyright:
- ©2009
Availability
| Location | Call Number | Availability | Request |
|---|---|---|---|
| TUS 1995 DVD | Checking availability | Request pickup |
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- Summary:
- The story of the 'Fighting 99th' - the first squadron of black American pilots to be allowed to fight for their country. It is 1943 and the U.S. is suffering huge losses on the ground and in the air. Four newly recruited pilots are united by a desire to serve their country, at a time when black flyers were not welcomed in the Air Force. Now, the "Tuskegee Airmen" must undertake the riskiest mission of their lives and to prove to America that courage knows no color.
- Contributors:
- Language Notes:
- English (Dolby surround), dubbed French (Dolby stereo.) or dubbed Spanish (Dolby mono.) dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
- Subjects:
- System Details:
- DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation, Dolby Digital surround, Dolby Digital stereo., Dolby Digital mono.
- Performers:
- Cast: Laurence Fishburne, Allen Payne, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Courtney B. Vance, Andre Braugher, Chris McDonald, John Lithgow, Cuba Gooding, Jr.
- Production Credits:
- Director of photography, Ronald Orieux ; music, Lee Holdridge.
- General Notes:
- Title from container.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1995.
Special features: Cast & crew bios.
Gift: Bequest of Joe Morris, November 2013. - Audience:
- MPAA rating: PG-13; for thematic elements and brief strong war violence; CHV rating: G.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (approximately 106 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:
- TUS 1995 DVD
- ISBNs:
- 1419896385
9781419896385 - Other Standard Numbers:
- Universal Product Code: 883929117536
Publisher Number, Warner Home Video: 3000028911 - OCLC Numbers:
- 625391774
