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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 (Film director, Film producer, Screenwriter), Schroeder, Allison (Screenwriter), Gigliotti, Donna (Film producer), Chernin, Peter, 1951- (Film producer), Topping, Jenno (Film producer), Williams, Pharrell (Film producer, 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)), Teschner, Peter (Editor of moving image work), Walker, Mandy, 1963- (director of photography.), Lee Shetterly, Margot
Format: Videos Blu-ray
Language:English
French
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Published: Beverly Hills, California : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2017]
Edition:[Blu-ray only edition]
Subjects:
United States. > National Aeronautics and Space Administration > Officials and employees > Drama.
Women mathematicians > United States > Drama.
Johnson, Katherine G. > 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.
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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.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 2016.
Based on the book by Margot Lee Shetterly.
Also released as a "Blu-ray + DVD" combo pack.
Widescreen (2.39:1).
Special features: Making of featurettes. No limits-the life of Katherine Johnson; Right people for the job; Recreating an era; Spiritual journey-the music of the film; Moving the decimal-honoring Katherine Johnson; deleted scenes; filming in Georgia; gallery; audio commentaries.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (127 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:Blu-ray, region A, widescreen 2.39:1; DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 (English), Dolby digital surround 5.1 (English DVS, French, Spanish); requires Blu-ray player.
Audience:Rating: PG; for thematic elements and some language.
Production Credits:Music, Hans Zimmer, Pharrell Williams, Benjamin Wallfisch ; editor, Peter Teschner ; director of photography, Mandy Walker.

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