Alamo Bay /
Director Louis Malle gives us a powerful film based on real-life events in Alamo Bay, set in a small Texas coastal community where racial tensions escalate with the arrival of Vietnamese immigrants after the fall of Saigon. Native fishermen, encouraged by the Ku Klux Klan, turn violent when confront...
| Uniform Title: | Alamo Bay (Motion picture) |
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| Corporate Authors: | , , |
| Other Authors: | , , , , , , , , |
| Format: | Video Blu-ray Disc |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | In English, with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
| Published: |
Valencia, Calif. :
Twilight Time, Red Jam LLC,
[2013]
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| Series: | Limited edition series.
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| Summary: | Director Louis Malle gives us a powerful film based on real-life events in Alamo Bay, set in a small Texas coastal community where racial tensions escalate with the arrival of Vietnamese immigrants after the fall of Saigon. Native fishermen, encouraged by the Ku Klux Klan, turn violent when confronted with competition from the hard-working émigrés who only want their own piece of the American dream. |
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| Item Description: | Originally produced as a motion picture in 1985. Special features include: isolated score track; original theatrical trailer. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([8] pages : color illustrations ; 15 cm.) |
| Format: | Blu-ray; 1.0 DTS-HD MA; 1080p high definition, 1.85:1. |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, Curtis Clark ; music by Ry Cooder. |