Fences

Fences

DVD - 2017

In 1950s Pittsburgh, a Black garbage collector named Troy Maxson--bitter that baseball's color barrier was only broken after his own heyday in the Negro Leagues--is prone to taking out his frustrations on his loved ones.

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Subjects
Wilson, August > Film adaptations.
African American families > Drama.
Families > Drama.
Fathers and sons > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > Drama.
Negro leagues > Drama.
Race relations > Drama.
Sanitation workers > Pennsylvania > Pittsburgh > Drama.
Social problem films.
Film adaptations.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
Genres
Social problem films
Film adaptations
Feature films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities
Published
Hollywood, California : Paramount Pictures [2017]
Language
English
French
Spanish
Other Authors
Denzel Washington, 1954- (actor), August Wilson (screenwriter)
Edition
Widescreen
Item Description
Originally released as a motion picture in 2016.
Based on August Wilson's Pulitzer prize-winning play.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (138 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
Format
DVD, NTSC, region 1; widescreen presentation enhanced for 16x9 televisions; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Audience
MPAA rating: PG-13; for thematic elements, language and some suggestive references CHV rating: PG; for violence and coarse language.
Awards
Academy Award (2016): Best supporting actress.
Production Credits
Music by Marcelo Zarvos ; editor, Hughes Winborne ; director of photography, Charlotte Bruus Christensen.

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