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2017

Format:	DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials
Title:	Fences / Paramount Pictures presents ; in association with Bron Creative ; in association with Macro Media ; produced by Scott Rudin, Denzel Washington, Todd Black ; screenplay by August Wilson ; directed by Denzel Washington.
Publisher, Date:	Hollywood, California : Paramount Pictures, [2017] ©2017
Description:	1 videodisc (139 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. 4 3/4 in. stamping digital optical surround Dolby Digital 5.1 NTSC video file region 1 DVD video
Summary:	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.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: PG-13; for thematic elements, language and some suggestive references CHV rating: PG; for violence and coarse language.
Subjects:	Wilson, August -- Film adaptations. African American families -- Drama. Families -- Drama. Fathers and sons -- Drama. Fathers and sons -- United States -- Drama. Man-woman relationships -- Drama. Negro leagues -- Drama. Race relations -- Drama. Sanitation workers -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh -- Drama.
Genre:	Social problem films. Film adaptations. Fiction films. Feature films. Feature films -- United States. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
Other Author:	Rudin, Scott, 1958- film producer. Washington, Denzel, 1954- actor, film producer, film director. Black, Todd, film producer. Wilson, August, screenwriter. Davis, Viola, 1965- actor. Henderson, Stephen, 1949- actor. Adepo, Jovan, actor. Hornsby, Russell, actor. Williamson, Mykelti, actor. Sidney, Saniyya, actor. Zarvos, Marcelo, composer (expression) Davis, Sharen, costume designer. Winborne, Hughes, editor of moving image work. Gropman, David, production designer. Christensen, Charlotte Bruus, director of photography. Motion picture adaptation of (work): Wilson, August. Fences. Bron Studios, presenter, production company. Macro Media, presenter, production company. Paramount Pictures Corporation, presenter, film distributor.
Notes:	Originally released as a motion picture in 2016. Based on August Wilson's Pulitzer prize-winning play. Music by Marcelo Zarvos ; costume designer, Sharen Davis ; editor, Hughes Winborne ; production designer, David Gropman ; director of photography, Charlotte Bruus Christensen. Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Jovan Adepo, Russell Hornsby, Mykelti Williamson, Saniyya Sidney. DVD, NTSC, region 1; widescreen presentation enhanced for 16x9 televisions; Dolby Digital 5.1. English dialogue; optional English described video; optional English, French, or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned in English. Academy Award, 2016: Best supporting actress (Davis).
Publisher or Distributor Number:	59183768000 2070772
Other Number:	972884896
County-wide availability:	19
Current Holds:	0
# Local items:	19
Control Number:	664132
Call Number:	791.43/72
Course Reserves:	0
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