The book of Negroes, BET Networks presents ; in association with CBC ; a Conquering Lion Pictures, Out of Africa Entertainment production ; in association with Idlewild Films and Entertainment One ; story by Lawrence Hill and Clement Virgo ; teleplay by Clement Virgo ; directed by Clement Virgo
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Label
The book of Negroes, BET Networks presents ; in association with CBC ; a Conquering Lion Pictures, Out of Africa Entertainment production ; in association with Idlewild Films and Entertainment One ; story by Lawrence Hill and Clement Virgo ; teleplay by Clement Virgo ; directed by Clement Virgo
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
Rating: TV-PG
Main title
The book of Negroes
Oclc number
903913019
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Originally broadcast as a television mini-series on CBC in 2015
Responsibility statement
BET Networks presents ; in association with CBC ; a Conquering Lion Pictures, Out of Africa Entertainment production ; in association with Idlewild Films and Entertainment One ; story by Lawrence Hill and Clement Virgo ; teleplay by Clement Virgo ; directed by Clement Virgo
Runtime
506
Summary
A universal story of loss, courage and triumph, this recounts the extraordinary journey of Aminata Diallo, an indomitable African woman who survives in a world in which everything seems to be against her. Kidnapped by slave traders in West Africa then sold into slavery in South Carolina, Aminata navigates her way through the American Revolution in New York, the isolated refuge of Nova Scotia, and the treacherous jungles of Sierra Leone, before finally securing her freedom in England
Table Of Contents
Disc 1. Episodes 1-3 (154 min.) -- Disc 2. Episodes 4-6 (165 min.) -- Disc 3. (187 min.) Special features (187 min.)
Technique
live action
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- Hawco, Allan, 1977-
- Bryk, Greg, 1972-
- Hill, Lawrence, 1957-
- Bent, Lyriq
- Out of Africa Entertainment (Firm)
- Gooding, Cuba, Jr., 1968-
- Miller, Philip, 1964-
- Caldwell, Sandra
- Shipton, Susan
- Black Entertainment Television
- Pierre-Dixon, Shailyn
- Meechan, Kye
- Hynes, Joel, 1976-
- Xaba, Siya
- D'Oliveira, Damon
- MacNeill, Meredith, 1975-
- Wilson, Amy Louise
- Conquering Lion Pictures
- Virgo, Clement
- Ellis, Aunjanue
- Biccari, Giulio
- Ward, Matt, (Actor)
- Roberts, Rick, 1965-
- Gossett, Louis, Jr., 1936-
- Idlewild Films
- Murphy, Dwain
- James, Stephan, 1993-
- E1 Entertainment (Firm)
- Ricketts, Cara
- Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
- Lyons, Antonio David, 1971-
- Alexander, Jane, 1939-
- Chaplin, Ben
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- Miniséries
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- DVDs
- Television adaptations
- Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives
- Historical television programs
- Fictions télévisées
- DVD-Video discs
- Videodiscs
- Television mini-series
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Television serials
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- Wilson, Amy Louise
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- Ellis, Aunjanue
- Biccari, Giulio
- Ward, Matt, (Actor)
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- Gossett, Louis, Jr., 1936-
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- James, Stephan, 1993-
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- Alexander, Jane, 1939-
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- Historical television programs
- Fictions télévisées
- DVD-Video discs
- Videodiscs
- Television mini-series
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Television serials
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- Television mini-series
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- Television serials
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- Enslaved persons + Emancipation -- Drama
- Historical television programs
- Antislavery movements -- Great Britain -- Drama
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
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