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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, r...

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Other Authors: Melfi, Theodore (Screenwriter), Schroeder, Allison (Screenwriter), Williams, Pharrell (composer (expression)), 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), Zimmer, Hans (composer (expression)), Wallfisch, Benjamin (composer (expression)), Walker, Mandy, 1963- (director of photography.), Lee Shetterly, Margot.
Format: Videos DVD
Language: English
Spanish
French
Published: Beverly Hills, CA : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2017]
Subjects:
Johnson, Katherine G. > Drama.
United States. > National Aeronautics and Space Administration > Officials and employees > Drama.
Women mathematicians > United States > Drama.
African American women > Drama.
African American mathematicians > Drama.
Space race > Drama.
Biographical films.
Film adaptations.
Historical films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
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.
Item Description: Based on the book by Margot Lee Shetterly.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2016.
Wide screen (2.39:1).
Special features: No limits - the life of Katherine Johnson; Moving the decimal - honoring Katherine Johnson; filming in Georgia; gallery; audio commentaries.
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 127 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: DVD, NTSC, region 1; Dolby digital 5.1 (English), Dolby digital 2.0 (Spanish, French), English descriptive audio 5.1; described video.
Audience: MPAA rating: PG; for thematic elements and some language.
Production Credits: Director of photography, Mandy Walker ; editor, Peter Teschner ; music, Hans Zimmer, Pharrell Williams, Benjamin Wallfisch.

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