American : an odyssey to 1947

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Benamou, Catherine L., 1956- ; Brechin, Gray A ; Callow, Simon, 1949- ; France, Richard, 1938- ; Kakita, Howard ...more

Benamou, Catherine L., 1956- ; Brechin, Gray A ; Callow, Simon, 1949- ; France, Richard, 1938- ; Kakita, Howard ; Kumar, Shania ; Stoler, Mark A ; Tarbox, Todd ; Welles, Orson, 1915-1985 ; William, Sean ; Wu, Danny

2023, DVD , 1 videodisc (102 min.) :

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Summary/Review: "In the early 1940s, director Orson Welles navigates his meteoric Hollywood rise. As World War II begins, a Japanese American boy visits abroad, and a more...

Summary/Review: "In the early 1940s, director Orson Welles navigates his meteoric Hollywood rise. As World War II begins, a Japanese American boy visits abroad, and an African American soldier enlists in the army. As the story heads towards 1947, each character follows their own ambitions in search of their American identity"-- american1947.com.

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Publication information:	[Cleveland, Ohio] : Gravitas Ventures, [2023]
UPC:	810097775046
Language:	English
Language Note:	English dialogue; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Record ID:	4453140
Variant Title:	Title on container: American : an odyssey to 1947
Format:	DVD
Physical description:	1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Date acquired:	January 25, 2024
More creator details:	Maple Road Pictures presents ; produced by Danny Wu ; co-produced by Shania Kumar ; written and directed by Danny Wu.
General note:	English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
General note:	Originally released as a documentary film in 2022.
General note:	Title from title frame.
Credits:	Music, Sean William ; director of photography and editor, Danny Wu.
Credits:	Gravitas Ventures (Firm), publisher.
Credits:	Maple Road Pictures, presenter.
Performers:	Orson Welles ; commentators, Simon Callow, Todd Tarbox, Richard France, Mark Stoler, Gray Brechin, Howard Kakita, Catherine L. Benamou, John Houseman.
Summary/Review:	Examines the life and work of Orson Welles in the context of the era that included the Great Depression, World War II, Jim Crow, and the House Un-American Activities Committee. Explores the relationships between Welles and other key figures of the times, including Franklin D. Roosevelt and William Randolph Hearst. Told in parallel with Welles's story are those of Isaac Woodard, an African American soldier who was the victim of a violent racist attack, and Howard Kakita, a young boy who experienced the bombing of Hiroshima while visiting his ancestral Japan.
Technical details:	DVD-R, region 1, widescreen.

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