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The Resource A patch of blue, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents the Pandro S. Berman-Guy Green production ; associate producer, Kathryn Hereford ; produced by Pandro S. Berman ; written for the screen and directed by Guy Green

A patch of blue, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents the Pandro S. Berman-Guy Green production ; associate producer, Kathryn Hereford ; produced by Pandro S. Berman ; written for the screen and directed by Guy Green

Label
A patch of blue
Title
A patch of blue
Statement of responsibility
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents the Pandro S. Berman-Guy Green production ; associate producer, Kathryn Hereford ; produced by Pandro S. Berman ; written for the screen and directed by Guy Green
Contributor
Actor
Composer
Director
Producer
Screenwriter
Subject
Genre
Language
  • eng
  • fre
  • eng
  • fre
  • spa
  • eng
  • eng
Summary
A blind white woman falls in love with a black man, much to the consternation of her racist mother
Awards note
Academy award, 1966: Best supporting actress (Winters); Golden Globe, 1966: Most promising newcomer - female (Hartman)
Cataloging source
EHI
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Director of photography, Robert Burks ; film editor, Rita Roland ; music, Jerry Goldsmith ; art direction, George W. Davis and Urie McCleary ; set decoration, Henry Grace, Charles S. Thompson ; special visual effects, Robert R. Hoag ; recording supervisor, Franklin Milton
Language note
In English or dubbed French with optional subtitles in English, French, or Spanish
PerformerNote
Sidney Poitier, Shelley Winters, Elizabeth Hartman, Wallace Ford, Ivan Dixon, Elisabeth Fraser, John Qualen, Kelly Flynn, Debi Storm, Renata Vanni, Saverio LoMedico
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1913-2005,
  • 1905-1996,
  • 1943-1987,
  • 1898-1966,
  • 1931-2008,
  • 1920-2005,
  • 1899-1987,
  • 1909-2004,
  • 1915-1999,
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Green, Guy
  • Berman, Pandro S.
  • Hereford, Kathryn,
  • Goldsmith, Jerry,
  • Poitier, Sidney,
  • Winters, Shelley,
  • Hartman, Elizabeth
  • Ford, Wallace
  • Dixon, Ivan
  • Fraser, Elisabeth
  • Qualen, John
  • Flynn, Kelly,
  • Storm, Debi,
  • Vanni, Renata
  • LoMedico, Saverio
  • Kata, Elizabeth
  • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
  • Warner Home Video (Firm)
Runtime
105
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Interracial dating
  • Blind women
  • African American men
Technique
live action
Label
A patch of blue, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents the Pandro S. Berman-Guy Green production ; associate producer, Kathryn Hereford ; produced by Pandro S. Berman ; written for the screen and directed by Guy Green
Instantiates
Publication
Copyright
Note
  • Closed-captioned
  • Based on the novel: Be ready with bells and drums / by Elizabeth Kata
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1965
  • Special features: Commentary by writer-director Guy Green; "Sidney Poitier : the legacy" essay; Stills gallery; Award notes; Theatrical trailer; Cast & crew credits
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
black and white
Configuration of playback channels
monaural
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
51845612
Dimensions
4 3/4 in
Dimensions
other
Extent
1 videodisc (105 min.)
Isbn
9780790772332
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Note
Bowdoin stacks copy: NO Public Performance Rights purchased; home or classroom use ONLY
Other control number
012569536326
Other physical details
sound, black and white
Publisher number
65363
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System details
DVD; region 1, NTSC; letterbox widscreen presentation enhanced for widescreen TVs; Dolby digital mono
Video recording format
DVD
Label
A patch of blue, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents the Pandro S. Berman-Guy Green production ; associate producer, Kathryn Hereford ; produced by Pandro S. Berman ; written for the screen and directed by Guy Green
Publication
Copyright
Note
  • Closed-captioned
  • Based on the novel: Be ready with bells and drums / by Elizabeth Kata
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1965
  • Special features: Commentary by writer-director Guy Green; "Sidney Poitier : the legacy" essay; Stills gallery; Award notes; Theatrical trailer; Cast & crew credits
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
black and white
Configuration of playback channels
monaural
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
51845612
Dimensions
4 3/4 in
Dimensions
other
Extent
1 videodisc (105 min.)
Isbn
9780790772332
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Note
Bowdoin stacks copy: NO Public Performance Rights purchased; home or classroom use ONLY
Other control number
012569536326
Other physical details
sound, black and white
Publisher number
65363
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System details
DVD; region 1, NTSC; letterbox widscreen presentation enhanced for widescreen TVs; Dolby digital mono
Video recording format
DVD

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