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Summary:

As the United States raced against Russia to put a man in space, NASA found untapped talent in a group of African-American female mathematicians that served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in U.S. history. Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, and Katherine Johnson crossed all gender, race, and professional lines while their brilliance and desire to dream big, beyond anything ever accomplished before by the human race, firmly cemented them in U.S. history as true American heroes.

Contributors:

Melfi, Theodore, film director, screenwriter, film producer

Gigliotti, Donna, film producer

Chernin, Peter, 1951-, film producer

Topping, Jenno, film producer

Schroeder, Allison, screenwriter

Henson, Taraji P., actor

Spencer, Octavia, actor

Monáe, Janelle, actor

Costner, Kevin, actor

Dunst, Kirsten, 1982-, actor

Parsons, Jim, 1973-, actor

Ali, Mahershala, 1974-, actor

Hodge, Aldis, actor

Powell, Glen, 1988-, actor

Quinn, Kimberly, actor

Krupa, Olek, actor

Walker, Mandy, 1963-, director of photography

Teschner, Peter, editor of moving image work

Thomas, Wynn P., production designer

Kalfus, Renée Ehrlich, costume designer

Zimmer, Hans, composer

Williams, Pharrell, composer, film producer

Wallfisch, Benjamin, composer

Lee Shetterly, Margot

Fox 2000 Pictures, presenter

Chernin Entertainment, production company

Levantine Films, production company

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc., publisher

Languages:

English
Spanish
French

Language Notes:

English, dubbed Spanish or French dialogue; optional Spanish or French subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing; closed-captioned.

Included Works:

Hidden figures (Motion picture)

Related Works:

Motion picture adaptation of: Hidden figures [by Lee Shetterly, M.]

Subjects:

United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration — Officials and employees — Drama

Johnson, Katherine G. — Drama

Jackson, Mary, 1921-2005 — Drama

Vaughan, Dorothy, 1910-2008 — Drama

Women mathematicians — United States — Drama

African American women — Drama

African American mathematicians — Drama

Space race — Drama

Johnson, Katherine G.

United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Employees

Women mathematicians

African American women

African American mathematicians

Space race

United States

Genres:

Motion pictures

Fiction films

Biographical films

Historical films

Feature films

Film adaptations

Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Video recordings for people with visual disabilities

French language films

Spanish language films

African American fiction films

Drama

System Details:

DVD, NTSC, region 1; Dolby digital 5.1 (English), Dolby digital 2.0 (Spanish, French), English descriptive audio 5.1.

Performers:

Cast: Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monáe, Kevin Costner, Kirsten Dunst, Jim Parsons, Mahershala Ali, Aldis Hodge, Glen Powell, Kimberly Quinn, Olek Krupa.

Production Credits:

Director of photography, Mandy Walker ; editing, Peter Teschner ; music, Hans Zimmer, Pharrell Williams, Benjamin Wallfisch ; production designer, Wynn Thomas ; costume designer, Renée Ehrlich Kalfus.

General Notes:

Based on the book by Margot Lee Shetterly.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2016.
Wide screen (2.39:1).
Includes preview of another motion picture.
Special features: No limits - the life of Katherine Johnson; Moving the decimal - honoring Katherine Johnson; filming in Georgia; gallery; audio commentary with Melfi & Henson in English, French or Spanish.

Audience:

MPAA rating: PG; for thematic elements and some language.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (127 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

4 3/4 in.; stamping

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical; surround; stereo; Dolby digital 5.1; Dolby digital 2.0

Film Characteristics:

16:9; 4:3; wide screen; full screen

Video Characteristics:

NTSC

Digital Characteristics:

video file; DVD video; region 1

Call Numbers:

HID 2016 DVD
DVD 17361

ISBNs:

9786316777201
6316777205

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 024543275329 80
Universal Product Code: 024543275336
Universal Product Code: 024543275374
Publisher Number, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment: 2327532

OCLC Numbers:

974652637