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Althea
Title
Althea / a Rexpix Media Production in association with Thornapple Films and Augusta Films ; directed and produced by Rex Miller ; edited and produced by Elisabeth Haviland James ; produced by Nancy Buirski.
ISBN
9781627895101
1627895108
Publication
[Arlington, Virginia] : PBS, [2015]
Distribution
[Arlington, Virginia] : Distributed by PBS Distribution, [2015]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (approximately 90 min.) : sound, black and white and color ; 4 3/4 in.
Medium
4 3/4 in. stamping
Notes
Cinematographer, Rex Miller ; edited by Elisabeth Haviland James ; original score, David Majzlin.
Originally broadcast Sept. 4, 2015 as an episode of the PBS television series: American Masters.
In English; with optional English subtitles.
Summary
Althea Gibson emerged as a most unlikely queen of the highly segregated tennis world of the 1950s. Her roots as a sharecropper's daughter, her family's migration to Harlem, her mentoring from Sugar Ray Robinson, David Dinkins and others, and her fame that thrust her unwillingly into the glare of the early Civil Rights movement, all bring the story into a much broader realm of African American history, transcending sports.
Variant and related titles
American masters (Television program)
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
March 26, 2018
Credits
Cinematographer, Rex Miller ; edited by Elisabeth Haviland James ; original score, David Majzlin.
Performers
Althea Gibson.
System details note
DVD; NTSC; region 1; widescreen presentation; 5.1 surround.
Audience
TV Parental Guidelines Rating: TV-PG +L (coarse or crude language)
Videorecording number
AMMS6901 PBS
Subjects
Genre/Form
Biographical television programs.
Biography.
Educational television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
Sports television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Biographical television programs.
Sports television programs.
Educational television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Television programs - United States.
Television programs - United States.
Also listed under
Rexpix Media Productions, production company.
Thornapple Films, production company.
Augusta Films, production company.
Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), publsiher, broadcaster.
PBS Distribution (Firm), film distributor.
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