Fences
(DVD) 

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Contributors
Washington, Denzel, 1954- film director,
Rudin, Scott, 1958- film producer.
Black, Todd, film producer.
Wilson, August, screenwriter.
Christensen, Charlotte Bruus, director.
Status
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Sedro-Woolley Library - Adult Movies
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Subjects

LC Subjects
African American families -- Drama.
Drama.
Families -- Drama.
Fathers and sons -- United States -- Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Fiction films.
Historical films.
Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
Negro leagues -- Drama.
Race relations -- Drama.
Sanitation workers -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh -- Drama.
Social problem films.
Social problem films.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Wilson, August -- Film adaptations.
OCLC Fast Subjects
African American families.
Families.
Fathers and sons.
Man-woman relationships.
Negro leagues.
Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh.
Race relations.
Sanitation workers.
United States.
Wilson, August.
Other Subjects
Based on the book.
Race relations -- Drama.

More Details

Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (139 minutes) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
032429263520, B01LTI0KQK

Notes

General Note
Title from title frame.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 2016.
General Note
Based on August Wilson's Pulitzer prize-winning play.
General Note
Special features: Previews.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Charlotte Bruus Christensen ; production designer, David Gropman ; edited by Hughes Winborne ; costume designer, Sharen Davis ; music by Marcelo Zarvos.
Participants/Performers
Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Jovan Adepo, Russell Hornsby, Mykelti Williamson, Saniyya Sidney.
Description
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.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: PG-13; for thematic elements, language and some suggestive references,CHV rating: PG; for violence and coarse language.
System Details
DVD; region 1, NTSC; widescreen presentation enhanced for 16x9 televisions; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Language
English dialogue; optional English described video; optional English, French, or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned in English.
Awards
Academy Award, 2016: Best supporting actress (Davis).

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Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Washington, D., Rudin, S., Black, T., Wilson, A., Christensen, C. B., Zarvos, M., Winborne, H., Gropman, D., Davis, S., Davis, V., Henderson, S., Adepo, J., Hornsby, R., Williamson, M., Sidney, S., & Wilson, A. (2017). Fences . Paramount Pictures.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Denzel Washington et al.. 2017. Fences. Hollywood, California: Paramount Pictures.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Denzel Washington et al.. Fences Hollywood, California: Paramount Pictures, 2017.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Washington, Denzel, et al. Fences Paramount Pictures, 2017.

Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.

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