Century of Black Cinema

Century of Black Cinema (1998)

Sub-Genres - Film & Television History, Race & Ethnicity  |   Run Time - 120 min.  |   Countries - United States  |  
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Synopsis by Alice Duncan

This 90-minute documentary explores the history of a century of films involving African-American people, and takes a look at the lives and work of many accomplished actors and directors. The program includes rare footage, scenes from classic movies, and commentary from Sidney Poitier, James Earl Jones, Richard Pryor, Whoopi Goldberg, Denzel Washington, Spike Lee, and obert Townsend, among others.

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African-American, Black-studies, behind-the-scenes, Black [race], filmmaker