| Edition |
Two-DVD special edition. |
| Description |
2 videodiscs (107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (37 pages ; color illustrations ; 19 cm) |
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two-dimensional moving image tdi rdacontent |
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video v rdamedia |
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videodisc vd rdacarrier |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
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polychrome rdacc |
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color |
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stamping rdapm |
| Description |
digital rdatr |
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optical rdarm |
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sound rdasco |
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mono rdacpc |
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1.0 Dolby Digital |
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wide screen rdaar |
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NTSC rdabs |
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video file rdaft |
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DVD video |
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region 1 rdare |
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Motion pictures lcgft |
| Series |
The Criterion collection ; 1107 |
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Criterion collection ; 1107.
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| System Details |
DVD, NTSC region 1; wide screen 2.35:1 aspect ratio; monaural Dolby audio. |
| Note |
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH). |
| Cast |
Kyle Johnson, Alex Clarke, Estelle Evans, Dana Elcar, Mira Waters, Joel Fluellen, Malcolm Atterbury, Richard Ward, Russell Thorson, Peggy Rea. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Burnett Guffey ; editor, George R. Rohrs ; music, Gordon Parks. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1969. |
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Based on the novel by Gordon Parks. |
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Wide screen (2.35:1). |
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Title and credits from screen. |
| Summary |
Based on Parks' semi-autobiographical novel, the film follows the journey of Newt Winger, a teenage descendant of Exodusters growing up in rural Kansas in the 1920s, as he experiences the bittersweet flowering of first love, finds his relationship with a close friend tested, and navigates the injustices embedded within a racist legal and educational system. Exquisitely capturing the bucolic splendor of its heartland setting, this landmark film tempers nostalgia with an incisive understanding of the harsh realities, hard-won lessons, and often wrenching moral choices that shape the road to self-determination of the young Black man at its center. |
| Note |
Special features on disc one: My father: Gordon Parks (a documentary made on the set of The learning tree); Gordon Parks; artist & activist (2021 conversation, moderated by film scholar Michael B. Gillespie with artists Hank Willis Thomas and Deborah Willis); The moviemakers (documentary on the making of the film); Trailer -- on disc two: two 1968 documentaries (Diary of a Harlem family and The world of Piri Thomas), with a video introduction featuring Rhea L. Combs and Nelson George -- in booklet: How it feels to be Black; excerpt from the director's 2005 book, A hungry heart: a memoir. |
| Contents |
disc one. Learning tree; Supplements -- disc two. Diary of a Harlem family; The world of Piri Thomas; Introduction [to the films]. |
| Awards |
Named to the National Film Registry in 1989 by the Library of Congress. |
| Subject |
African American teenage boys -- Kansas -- Drama.
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African American families -- Kansas -- Drama.
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African Americans -- Civil rights -- Drama.
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Murder -- Drama.
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Kansas -- Drama.
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African American families. (OCoLC)fst00799152
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African Americans -- Civil rights.
(OCoLC)fst00799575
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Murder. (OCoLC)fst01029781
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Kansas. (OCoLC)fst01204323
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| Genre/Form |
Biographical films.
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Film adaptations.
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Coming-of-age films.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Coming-of-age films. (OCoLC)fst01726250
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Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
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Feature films. (OCoLC)fst01710384
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Fiction films. (OCoLC)fst01710264
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Film adaptations. (OCoLC)fst01710491
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired. (OCoLC)fst01710450
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Coming-of-age films.
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Historical films.
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Film adaptations.
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Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Parks, Gordon, 1912-2006, film director, screenwriter, film producer, composer (expression)
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Guffey, Burnett, director of photography.
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Rohrs, George R., editor of moving image work.
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Johnson, Kyle, 1951- actor.
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Clarke, Alex, 1949-2010 actor.
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Evans, Estelle, 1906-1985 actor.
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Elcar, Dana, actor.
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Fluellen, Joel, 1907-1990 actor.
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Waters, Mira, actor.
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Atterbury, Malcolm, 1907-1992 actor.
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Ward, Richard, 1915-1979, actor.
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Thorson, Russell, 1906-1982 actor.
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Rea, Peggy, 1921-2011 actor.
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Film adaptation of (work): Parks, Gordon, 1912-2006.
Learning tree.
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Warner Bros.-Seven Arts, presenter.
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Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.
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| ISBN |
9781681439013 |
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1681439018 |
| Standard No. |
715515267014 |
| Music No. |
CC3319D The Criterion Collection |
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