The women of Brewster Place
(DVD)

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Subjects

LC Subjects
African American women -- Drama.
DVDs.
Fiction television programs.
Made-for-TV movies.
Naylor, Gloria -- Television adaptations.
Poor African Americans -- Drama.
Television adaptations.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Drama.
Fiction television programs.
Made-for-TV movies.
Naylor, Gloria. -- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJrWB7MHhkkH346TDhGbVC
Television adaptations.
Other Subjects
Feature films.
Made-for-TV movies.
Television adaptations.

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Published
[United States] : Santa Monica, CA : Hearst Entertainment Inc. ; Distributed by Xenon Pictures, ©2001.
Language
English
ISBN
1578296110, 9781578296118
UPC
000799109229, 000799815724

Notes

General Note
Originally produced as a television movie in 1988. Broadcast in two parts, Mar. 19th and 20th, 1989.
General Note
Based on the novel by Gloria Naylor.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Alexander Gruszynski ; editor, Jerrold L. Ludwig ; music, David Shire.
Participants/Performers
Oprah Winfrey, Robin Givens, Cicely Tyson, Jackée, Larenz Tate, Lynn Whitfield, Mary Alice, Olivia Cole, Moses Gunn, Paula Kelly, Leon, Lonette McKee, Barbara Montgomery, Phyllis Yvonne Stickney, Paul Winfield, William Allen Young.
Description
Mattie Michael, whose life has been plagued by misfortunes, is alone in a ghetto tenement on Brewster Place. She gradually unites the other tenement women to help them struggle for a new life.
Target Audience
Not rated by the MPAA.
System Details
DVD, region 1, full screen presentation; stereo.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Meyer, P. K., Cannon, R., Hall, K. L., Deitch, D., Winfrey, O., Givens, R., Tyson, C., Jackée., Tate, L., Whitfield, L., Alice, M., Cole, O., Gunn, M., Kelly, P., Leon., McKee, L., Montgomery, B., Stickney, P. Y., Winfield, P., Young, W. A., Gruszynski, A., Ludwig, J., Shire, D., & Naylor, G. (2001). The women of Brewster Place . Hearst Entertainment Inc. ; Distributed by Xenon Pictures.

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

Patricia K. Meyer et al.. 2001. The Women of Brewster Place. Hearst Entertainment Inc. ; Distributed by Xenon Pictures.

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

Patricia K. Meyer et al.. The Women of Brewster Place Hearst Entertainment Inc. ; Distributed by Xenon Pictures, 2001.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Meyer, Patricia K., et al. The Women of Brewster Place Hearst Entertainment Inc. ; Distributed by Xenon Pictures, 2001.

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