Color Adjustment
A History of African American Portrayal on Television
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- History
- Documentary
Overview
From Amos 'n' Andy to Nat King Cole, from Roots to The Cosby Show, black people have played many roles on primetime television. Brilliantly weaving clips from classic TV shows with commentary from TV producers, black actors and scholars, Marlon Riggs blends humor, insight, and thoughtful analysis to explore the evolution of black/white relations as reflected by America's favorite addiction.
Keywords
- 1970s
- 1960s
- 1980s
- 1950s
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- January 29, 1992
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Cast
- David L. Wolper,Denise Nicholas,Steven Bochco,Ruby Dee,Sheldon Leonard,Daphne Maxwell Reid,Hal Kanter,Esther Rolle,Henry Louis Gates, Jr.,Alvin F. Poussaintand 4 more
- Director
- Marlon Riggs
- Writer
- Marlon Riggs
- Producer
- Marlon Riggs
- Cinematography
- Rick Butler
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- Homepage
- Official site
- IMDb
- tt0103984