Creole Giselle

19871h 15mNo ratings yet

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Overview

Dance Theatre of Harlem founder Arthur Mitchell -- the first African-American principal in a major American dance company -- sets the classic ballet of "Giselle" in Louisiana circa 1841, a time when the social status of freed black Americans was determined by their family's distance from slavery. The poor Giselle (Virginia Johnson) falls in love with the secretly upper-class Albert, but tragedy occurs when she learns they have no future.

Details

Status: Released
Release date: December 27, 1987
Original language: English
Cast: Eddie Shellman,Bill Cosby
Director: Thomas Grimm
Writer: Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
IMDb: tt1494678