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Hallelujah

Infused with spirituals, folk songs, blues, and jazz, Hallelujah follows the fortunes of Zeke, a poor cotton farmer. Love, loss, passion, redemption, make this cinematic milestone the first all-black feature from a major studio.

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Corporate Author: Nicholas Brothers (Performer)
Other Authors: Vidor, King, 1894-1982 (Screenwriter, Film director, Film producer), Tuchock, Wanda (Screenwriter), Haynes, Daniel L., -1954 (Actor), McKinney, Nina Mae, 1912-1967 (Actor), Fountaine, William (Actor), Gray, Harry (Actor), DeKnight, Fanny Belle (Actor), Berlin, Irving, 1888-1989 (composer (Expression).), Avil, Gordon (director of photography.), Wynn, Hugh (Editor of moving image work), Blake, Eubie, 1887-1983 (Performer), Bogle, Donald (Commentator), Clayton, Avery (Commentator)
Format: Videos DVD
Language:English
French
Spanish
Published: [United States] : Turner Entertainment, [2006]
Edition:Standard version.
Subjects:
African Americans > Drama.
Cotton farmers > Drama.
Gambling > Drama.
Feature films.
Musical films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Fiction films.
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Summary:Infused with spirituals, folk songs, blues, and jazz, Hallelujah follows the fortunes of Zeke, a poor cotton farmer. Love, loss, passion, redemption, make this cinematic milestone the first all-black feature from a major studio.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 1929.
Dual-layer format.
Special features: commentary by Black Cultural Scholars Donald Bogle and Avery Clayton ; 2 vintage musical shorts featuring the Nicholas Brothers and Hallelujah co-star Nina Mae McKinney: Pie, pie blackbird featuring Eubie Blake and band and The black network ; theatrical trailer.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 100 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Playing Time:01:40:00
Format:DVD, NTSC, regions 1-4, Dolby digital.
Audience:MPAA rating: not rated.
Production Credits:Music, Irving Berlin ; director of photography, Gordon Avil ; editor, Hugh Wynn.
ISBN:1419817124
9781419817120
Access:Classroom use may be subject to licensing restrictions.

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