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July, 1899: When Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst raise the distribution price one-tenth of a cent per paper, ten cents per hundred, the newsboys, poor enough already, are outraged. Inspired by the strike put on by the trolley workers, Jack "Cowboy" Kelly organizes a newsboys' strike. Wit...

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Main Authors: Menken, Alan (Composer), Redford, J. A. C. (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Touchwood Pacific Partners I (film production company.), Walt Disney Pictures (film production company.), Walt Disney Home Video (Firm) (film production company.)
Other Authors: Tzudiker, Bob (Screenwriter), White, Noni (Screenwriter), Finnell, Michael (Film producer), Ortega, Kenny (Film director, Choreographer), Bale, Christian, 1974- (Actor), Moscow, David, 1974- (Actor), Pullman, Bill (Actor), Damon, Gabriel (Actor), Duvall, Robert (Actor), Ann-Margret, 1941- (Actor), Laszlo, Andrew, 1926-2011 (Cinematographer), Reynolds, William, 1910-1997 (Film editor)
Format: Videos DVD
Language:English
Spanish
French
Published: [United States] : Walt Disney Home Video, [2002]
Edition:Collector's edition.
Series:Disney DVD.
Subjects:
Paperboys > Drama.
Strikes and lockouts > Newspapers > New York (State) > New York > Drama.
Newspaper vendors > Drama.
Newspaper carriers > Drama.
Feature films.
Musical films.
Historical films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Summary:July, 1899: When Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst raise the distribution price one-tenth of a cent per paper, ten cents per hundred, the newsboys, poor enough already, are outraged. Inspired by the strike put on by the trolley workers, Jack "Cowboy" Kelly organizes a newsboys' strike. With David Jacobs as the brains of the new union, and Jack as the voice, the weak and oppressed found the strength to band together and challenge the powerful.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 1992.
Special features: Audio commentary ; Newsies, Newsies see all about it ; Newsies the inside story ; The strike ; The true story ; Theatrical trailer #1 ; Theatrical trailer #2 ; Story board-to-scene comparison sequence ; Newsies sing-along ; Talkin' newsies.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 121 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; Dolby digital, Dolby digital 5.1 surround; region 1; NTSC.
Audience:MPAA rating: PG; some material may not be suitable for children.
Production Credits:Cinematography, Andrew Laszlo ; editor, William Reynolds ; music, Alan Menken, J.A.C. Redford ; lyrics, Jack Feldman ; choreographers, Kenny Ortega, Peggy Holmes.
Touchwood Pacific Partners I ; Walt Disney Pictures ; producer, Michael Finnell ; writers, Bob Tzudiker, Noni White ; director, Kenny Ortega. Cinematography, Andrew Laszlo ; editor, William Reynolds ; music, Alan Menken, J.A.C. Redford.
ISBN:0788831003
9780788831003

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