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In 1950s Pittsburgh, a Black garbage collector named Troy Maxson--bitter that baseball's color barrier was only broken after his own heyday in the Negro Leagues--is prone to taking out his frustrations on his loved ones.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Fences (Motion picture)
Other Authors: Washington, Denzel, 1954- (Actor), Wilson, August (Screenwriter), Davis, Viola, 1965- (Actor), Henderson, Stephen, 1949- (Actor), Adepo, Jovan (Actor), Hornsby, Russell (Actor), Williamson, Mykelti (Actor), Sidney, Saniyya (Actor), Zarvos, Marcelo (composer (expression)), Davis, Sharen (Costume designer), Christensen, Charlotte Bruus (director of photography.)
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:English dialogue; optional English described video; optional English, French, or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Published: Hollywood, California : Paramount Pictures, [2017]
Subjects:
Families, Black > United States > Drama.
Families > Drama.
Fathers and sons > Drama.
Fathers and sons > United States > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > Drama.
Negro leagues > Drama.
Race relations > Drama.
Sanitation workers > Pennsylvania > Pittsburgh > Drama.
Social problem films.
Sports films.
Film adaptations.
Historical films.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
Description
Summary:In 1950s Pittsburgh, a Black garbage collector named Troy Maxson--bitter that baseball's color barrier was only broken after his own heyday in the Negro Leagues--is prone to taking out his frustrations on his loved ones.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 2016.
Based on August Wilson's Pulitzer prize-winning play.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (138 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; NTSC, region 1; widescreen presentation enhanced for 16x9 televisions; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Audience:MPAA rating: PG-13; for thematic elements, language and some suggestive references CHV rating: PG; for violence and coarse language.
Production Credits:Music by Marcelo Zarvos ; costume designer, Sharen Davis ; edited by Hughes Winborne ; production designer, David Gropman ; director of photography, Charlotte Bruus Christensen.