| Description |
4 videodiscs (357 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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two-dimensional moving image tdi rdacontent |
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video v rdamedia |
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videodisc vd rdacarrier |
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digital optical 2.0 dolby digital rda |
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video file DVD video all regions rda |
| System Details |
DVD; Fullscreen 4:3 presentation; All regions, NTSC; 2.0 Dolby; Dolby Digital. |
| Contents |
Disc 1. Death of a salesman (1966) / Arthur Miller ; cast: Lee J. Cobb, Mildred Dunnock (112 min.) -- Disc 2. Alice at the palace (1981) ; cast: Meryl Streep, Betty Aberlin, Debbie Allen (75 min.) -- Disc 3. Uncommon women and others (1978) / Wendy Wasserstein ; cast: Meryl Streep, Swoosie Kurtz, Jill Eikenberry (90 min.) -- Disc 4. For colored girls who have considered suicide (1982) ; cast: Alfre Woodard, Lynn Whitfield (80 min.). |
| Summary |
This first set of Broadway Theatre Archives Great Performances includes the superb 1966 television adaptation by Arthur Miller of his Pulitzer Prize-winning modern tragedy, Death of a Salesman; Alice at the Palace, a "music hall" version of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland; Uncommon Women and Others, Wendy Wasserstein's play about Mount Holyoke graduates at a reunion assessing whether they have achieved their goals; and For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide, a "choreopoem" illuminating the story and struggle of black women in America in song, poetry, and dance. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
| Cast |
Lee J. Cobb, Mildred Dunnock (Death of a Salesman); Meryl Streep, Betty Aberlin, Debbie Allen (Alice at the Palace); Meryl Streep, Swoosie Kurtz, Jill Eikenberry (Uncommon Women and Others); Alfre Woodard, Lynn Whitfield (For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide). |
| Note |
Originally broadcast in 1966 (Death of a Salesman); 1981 (Alice at the Palace); 1978 (Uncommon Women and Others); 1982 (For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide). |
| Language |
English audio. |
| Subject |
Carroll, Lewis, 1832-1898 -- Television adaptations.
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Alice (Fictitious character from Carroll) -- Drama.
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Mount Holyoke College -- Alumni and alumnae -- Drama.
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Dysfunctional families -- Drama.
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Families -- Drama.
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Families -- United States -- Drama.
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Fathers and sons -- Drama.
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Fathers and sons -- United States -- Drama.
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Marriage -- Drama.
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Suicide -- Drama.
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Traveling sales personnel -- Drama.
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Traveling sales personnel -- United States -- Drama.
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Theater -- New York (State) -- New York.
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Women college graduates -- United States -- Drama.
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African American women -- Drama.
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African American women -- Social conditions -- Drama.
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Alice (Fictitious character from Carroll) (OCoLC)fst00805040
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Carroll, Lewis, 1832-1898. (OCoLC)fst00035896
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Mount Holyoke College. (OCoLC)fst00530339
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African American women. (OCoLC)fst00799438
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African American women -- Social conditions.
(OCoLC)fst00799467
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Dysfunctional families. (OCoLC)fst01728523
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Families. (OCoLC)fst01728849
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Fathers and sons. (OCoLC)fst00921899
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Marriage. (OCoLC)fst01010443
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Suicide. (OCoLC)fst01137578
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Theater. (OCoLC)fst01149217
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Traveling sales personnel. (OCoLC)fst01155781
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Universities and colleges -- Alumni and alumnae.
(OCoLC)fst01161636
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Women college graduates. (OCoLC)fst01177443
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New York (State) -- New York.
(OCoLC)fst01204333
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Genre/Form |
Fiction television programs.
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Televised plays.
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Feature films.
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Fantasy films.
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Film adaptations.
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Television adaptations.
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Musical films.
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Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
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Fantasy films. (OCoLC)fst01710304
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Feature films. (OCoLC)fst01710384
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Fiction television programs. (OCoLC)fst01710265
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Film adaptations. (OCoLC)fst01710491
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Musical films. (OCoLC)fst01710273
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Televised plays. (OCoLC)fst01726268
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Television adaptations. (OCoLC)fst01710478
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| Added Author |
Cobb, Lee J., 1911-1976, actor.
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Dunnock, Mildred, 1901-1991.
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Streep, Meryl, actor.
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Aberlin, Betty.
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Allen, Debbie, 1950- actor.
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Kurtz, Swoosie.
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Eikenberry, Jill.
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Woodard, Alfre, 1953- actor.
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Whitfield, Lynn.
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Motion picture adaptation of (work): Miller, Arthur, 1915-2005.
Death of a salesman.
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Television adaptation of (work): Swados, Elizabeth.
Alice at the palace.
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Television adaptation of (work): Wasserstein, Wendy.
Uncommon women and others.
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Television adaptation of (work): Shange, Ntozake.
For colored girls who have considered suicide, when the rainbow is enuf.
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Kultur International Films, film distributor.
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| ISBN |
9780769749266 |
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0769749267 |
| Standard No. |
032031492691 |
| Music No. |
D4926 Kultur |
