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Voodoo Macbeth Cover Image DVD DVD

Voodoo Macbeth

Abebe, Dag, (film director.). Vajrača, Sabina, 1977- (film director.). Watson, John (Film producer), (film producer.). Phillips, Jason, (film producer.). Alva, Miles, (film producer.). Xiao, Xiaoyuan, (film producer.). Tudor, Inger, (actor.). Bridges, Jewell Wilson, (actor.). Haynes, Ashli, (actor.). Schreiner, June, (actor.). Tardy, Jeremy, (actor.). Lightyear Entertainment (Firm), (publisher,, presenter.). Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ), (production company.). Inger Tudor, Jewell Wilson Bridges, Ashli Haynes, June Schreiner, Daniel Kuhlman, Jeremy Tardy. (Cast).

Summary: Before Citizen Kane and The War of the Worlds, leading Broadway actress Rose McClendon and producer John Houseman convince a gifted but untested 20-year-old Orson Welles to direct Shakespeare's Macbeth with an all-Black cast in Harlem. Reimagined in a Haitian setting, this revolutionary 1936 production, which came to be known as "Voodoo Macbeth," would change the world forever. But the road to opening night proves to be a difficult one. Welles and McClendon--who's playing Lady Macbeth--clash over everything from scene blocking to crew hires, while Houseman contends with Congressman Martin Dies Jr., co-founder of the House Un-American Activities Committee who's hell-bent on shutting down what he deems "communist propaganda." Welles and McClendon must overcome political pressure, personal demons, and protests to realize their groundbreaking vision. Based on true events.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (108 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
    videodisc
  • Publisher: Studio City, CA : Lightyear Entertainment, [2023]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Title from disc surface.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2021.
Wide screen.
Special features: Audio commentary; Actual 1936 footage from National Archives of the play that toured the country to interracial audiences.
Creation/Production Credits Note: Director of photography, Bashir Achkar ; editor, Takashi Uchida ; music, Jongnic Bontemps.
Participant or Performer Note: Inger Tudor, Jewell Wilson Bridges, Ashli Haynes, June Schreiner, Daniel Kuhlman, Jeremy Tardy.
Target Audience Note:
Rating: Not Rated.
System Details Note:
DVD; region 0, NTSC; wide screen (2:1); Dolby 5.1 surround.
Language Note:
Close captioned.

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Subject: African American actresses Drama
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Genre: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Social problem films.
Historical films.

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  • 5 of 5 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

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Albright Memorial Library DVD VOODOO (Text) 50686016270725 Main Floor Available -
Gettysburg Library A-DVD VO (Text) 35740635931579 DVD Available -
Sinking Spring Library VOO (Text) 33249024281671 DVD Available -
Allentown Public Library DVD VOOD (Text) 34455006794461 Adult DVD Fiction Available -
Hughes Library DVD VOO (Text) 32378005194297 Adult DVD Available -
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