| Produced In |
U.S. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (101 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD. |
| Note |
Originally produced for television broadcast on Showtime. |
| Credits |
Music, Terence Blanchard ; choreography, Henry Le Tang ; editing, B.J. Sears ; production design, Franco de Cotiis ; director of photography, Donald M. Morgan ; executive producers, Fran Saperstein, Gregory Hines, Robert Riesenberg, Richard Vane ; writers, Richard Wesley, Robert Johnson ; costumes, Karen Perry ; based upon Mr. Bojangles: the biography of Bill Robinson, by Jim Haskins and N.R. Mitgang. |
| Contents |
[Feature presentation] (ca. 101 min.). |
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Special features: Interviews with Gregory Hines (ca. 1 min.) and Savion Glover (ca. 3 min.) -- Photo gallery [still frames] -- Filmographies of Gregory Hines, Peter Riegert, Kimberly Elise, and Savion Glover [still frames]. |
| Summary |
Biographical film about the legendary African-American tap dancer Bill Robinson. |
| Language |
Soundtracks in English or Spanish. |
| Subject |
Robinson, Bill, 1878-1949.
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African American dancers -- Biography.
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Tap dancing.
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Tap dancers -- United States -- Biography.
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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Dance.
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Features.
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Video.
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| Added Author |
Sargent, Joseph, 1925- Director.
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Blanchard, Terence, Composer.
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Le Tang, Henry, Choreographer.
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Cotiis, Franco de, Designer.
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Perry, Karen, Costume designer.
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Wesley, Richard, 1945- Author of screenplay.
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Johnson, Robert P, Author of screenplay.
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Haskins, James, 1941- Author.
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Mitgang, N. R, Author.
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Hines, Gregory, Interviewee.
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Glover, Savion, Interviewee.
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
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Showtime Networks.
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Showtime Entertainment.
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| Call No. |
*MGZIDVD 5-19
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| Research Call Number |
*MGZIDVD 5-19
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