Fences / Paramount Pictures presents ; in association with Bron Creative ; in association with Macro Media ; produced by Scott Rudin, Denzel Washington, Todd Black ; screenplay by August Wilson ; directed by Denzel Washington.
Rudin, Scott, 1958- film producer.; Washington, Denzel, 1954- actor, film producer, film director.; Black, Todd, film producer.; 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.; Winborne, Hughes, editor of moving image work.; Gropman, David, production designer.; Christensen, Charlotte Bruus, director of photography.; Motion picture adaptation of (work): Wilson, August. Fences.; Bron Studios, presenter, production company.; Macro Media, presenter, production company.; Paramount Pictures Corporation, presenter, film distributor.
2017
PN1997.2 .F463 2017
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Title
Fences / Paramount Pictures presents ; in association with Bron Creative ; in association with Macro Media ; produced by Scott Rudin, Denzel Washington, Todd Black ; screenplay by August Wilson ; directed by Denzel Washington.
Uniform Title
Fences (Motion Picture : 2016)
Published
Hollywood, California : Paramount Pictures, [2017]
Copyright
©2017
Language
English
Language Note
English dialogue; optional English described video; optional English, French, or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned in English.
Description
1 videodisc (139 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Item Number
032429263520
Call Number
PN1997.2 .F463 2017
Dewey Decimal Classification
791.43/72
Distributor No.
59183768000 Paramount
2070772 Paramount
2070772 Paramount
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.
Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 2016.
Based on August Wilson's Pulitzer prize-winning play.
Based on August Wilson's Pulitzer prize-winning play.
Credits
Music by Marcelo Zarvos ; costume designer, Sharen Davis ; editor, Hughes Winborne ; production designer, David Gropman ; director of photography, Charlotte Bruus Christensen.
Performer
Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Jovan Adepo, Russell Hornsby, Mykelti Williamson, Saniyya Sidney.
Cast
Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Jovan Adepo, Russell Hornsby, Mykelti Williamson, Saniyya Sidney.
Audience
MPAA rating: PG-13; for thematic elements, language and some suggestive references CHV rating: PG; for violence and coarse language.
System Details Note
DVD, NTSC, region 1; widescreen presentation enhanced for 16x9 televisions; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Digital File Characteristics
video file DVD video region 1
Awards
Academy Award, 2016: Best supporting actress (Davis).
Added Author
Rudin, Scott, 1958- film producer.
Washington, Denzel, 1954- actor, film producer, film director.
Black, Todd, film producer.
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.
Winborne, Hughes, editor of moving image work.
Gropman, David, production designer.
Christensen, Charlotte Bruus, director of photography.
Motion picture adaptation of (work): Wilson, August. Fences.
Washington, Denzel, 1954- actor, film producer, film director.
Black, Todd, film producer.
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.
Winborne, Hughes, editor of moving image work.
Gropman, David, production designer.
Christensen, Charlotte Bruus, director of photography.
Motion picture adaptation of (work): Wilson, August. Fences.
Added Corporate Author
Bron Studios, presenter, production company.
Macro Media, presenter, production company.
Paramount Pictures Corporation, presenter, film distributor.
Macro Media, presenter, production company.
Paramount Pictures Corporation, presenter, film distributor.
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