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6 film collection : movies of excellence

McClanahan, Rue, (actor.). Marley, John, 1907-1984 (actor.). Cypher, Jon, (actor.). Ejiofor, Chiwetel, 1977- (actor.). Hurt, William. (actor.). Miller, Jonny Lee, (actor.). Travis, Pete, (film director.). Petrie, Daniel, (film director.). Fahey, Jeff, (actor.). Freeman, Morgan, (actor.). Pillsbury, Sam, (film director.). Innes, Laura, 1959- (actor.). Dee, Ruby, (actor.). Bauer, Chris, (actor.). Caland, Philippe, (film director.). Whitaker, Forest, (actor.). Madsen, Virginia, 1961- (actor.). Driver, Minnie, (actor.). Lathan, Stan, (film director.). Winfield, Paul, (actor.). Woodard, Alfre, 1953- (actor.). Rhames, Ving, 1961- (actor.). Pintoff, Ernest, (film director.). Baldwin, James, 1924-1987 Motion picture adaptation of (work) Go tell it on the mountain. (Added Author). Echo Bridge Home Entertainment, (film distributor.). Blade: Morgan Freeman, Rue McClanahan, John Marley, Jon Cypher. (Cast). Go tell it on the mountain: Paul Winfield, Alfre Woodard, Ving Rhames. (Cast). Taking back our town: Laura Innes, Ruby Dee, Chris Bauer. (Cast). Ripple effect: Forest Whitaker, Virgina Madsen, Minnie Driver. (Cast). Endgame: Chiwetel Ejiofor, William Hurt, Jonny Lee Miller. (Cast). Execution of Raymond Graham: Morgan Freeman, Jeff Fahey. (Cast).

Summary: Blade: Tommy Blade is on the trail of a brutal serial killer with political connections. Go tell it on the mountain: Follows the difficult passage to manhood of the son of an angry storefront preacher and a stoically courageous mother amid the family's troubled past from the Deep South to Depression-era Harlem. Taking back our town: A mother fights back against a petrochemical plant that releases cancer-causing agents into the environment. Ripple effect: A man sets out to right an old wrong. Endgame: Nelson Mandela is in jail and South Africa needs outside help to end apartheid. The Execution of Raymond Graham: lifetime criminal Raymond Graham has gotten comfortable after sentencing delays but now faces lethal injection in just a few days.

Record details

Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (908 min.) : digital, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
videodisc
Publisher: [La Crosse, Wisconsin] : Echo Bridge Home Entertainment, [2016]
Copyright: ©2016

Content descriptions

General Note:	Go tell it on the mountain: based on the novel by James Baldwin.
Formatted Contents Note:	Disc 1. Blade / directed by Ernest Pintoff (79 min.) -- Go tell it on the mountain / directed by Stan Lathan (1985, 98 minutes) -- Taking back our town / directed by Sam Pillsbury (2002, 92 minutes) -- Ripple effect / directed by Phillipe Caland (2008, 84 minutes) -- Disc 2. Endgame / directed by Pete Travis (2008, 106 min.) -- Execution of Raymond Graham / directed by Daniel Petrie (1985, 96 min.).
Participant or Performer Note:	Execution of Raymond Graham: Morgan Freeman, Jeff Fahey. Endgame: Chiwetel Ejiofor, William Hurt, Jonny Lee Miller. Ripple effect: Forest Whitaker, Virgina Madsen, Minnie Driver. Taking back our town: Laura Innes, Ruby Dee, Chris Bauer. Go tell it on the mountain: Paul Winfield, Alfre Woodard, Ving Rhames. Blade: Morgan Freeman, Rue McClanahan, John Marley, Jon Cypher.
Target Audience Note:	Blade: Rated R. Go tell it on the mountain: Not rated -- violence, profanity. Taking back our town: Not rated -- profanity. Ripple effect: R -- language. Endgame: Rated PG-13 for violence, disturbing images and some language. Execution of Raymond Graham: Not rated -- profanity.
System Details Note:	DVD; Dolby Digital.