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The liberation of L.B. Jones /

Lord Byron Jones is a black undertaker who owns a successful undertaking business, and is married to the very young and desirable Emma. His ability to cooperate with the white community is clearly an asset in the genteel town of Somerset, Tennessee. When Emma has an affair with a white policeman, di...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Liberation Company, RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Wyler, William, 1902-1981, Cobb, Lee J., 1911-1976, Zerbe, Anthony, 1936-, Browne, Roscoe Lee, Majors, Lee, 1940-, Hershey, Barbara, Kotto, Yaphet, 1939-2021, Wills, Chill, 1902-1978, Falana, Lola, Ford, Jesse Hill
Format: Video VHS
Language:English
Published: Burbank, CA : RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video, [1984]
Subjects:
Undertakers and undertaking > Tennessee > Drama.
African Americans > Tennessee > Drama.
United States > Race relations > Drama.
Adultery > Tennessee > Drama.
Divorce > Tennessee > Drama.
Lawyers > Tennessee > Drama.
Police corruption > Tennessee > Drama.
Motion pictures, American.
Feature films.
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Summary:Lord Byron Jones is a black undertaker who owns a successful undertaking business, and is married to the very young and desirable Emma. His ability to cooperate with the white community is clearly an asset in the genteel town of Somerset, Tennessee. When Emma has an affair with a white policeman, divorce ensues and the stage is set for high drama.
Item Description:Based on the novel by Jesse Hill Ford.
Videocassette release of the 1969 motion picture by The Liberation Company.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videocassette (101 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Format:VHS format.
Audience:MPAA rating: R.
Production Credits:Director, William Wyler ; producer, Ronald Lubin ; screenplay, Stirling Silliphant, Jesse Hill Ford ; music, Elmer Bernstein.