Fences /

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 : 2016)
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)), Christensen, Charlotte Bruus (director of photography.)
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Published:	Hollywood, California : Paramount Pictures, [2016]
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. Families. Families, Black. Fathers and sons. Man-woman relationships. Negro leagues. Race relations. United States. Drama. Feature films. Fiction films. Film adaptations. Social problem films. Sports films. Films de fiction. Films sociaux. Adaptations cinématographiques.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Swank Digital Campus)

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:	Based on August Wilson's Pulitzer prize-winning play of the same title. Originally released as a motion picture in 2016.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (1 video file (138 min.)) : sound, color
Audience:	MPAA rating: PG-13; for thematic elements, language and some suggestive references.
Production Credits:	Music, Marcelo Zarvos ; editor, Hughes Winborne ; director of photography, Charlotte Bruus Christensen.