DVD

Cornbread, Earl and me [videorecording] / American International ; a Joe Manduke, Leonard Lamensdorf film ; screenplay by Leonard Lamensdorf ; directed and produced by Joe Manduke.

Manduke, Joseph, (film director,, film producer.). Lamensdorf, Leonard, (screenwriter.). Gunn, Moses, 1929-1993 (actor.). Cash, Rosalind, (actor.). Casey, Bernie, (actor.). Wilkes, Jamaal, 1953- (actor.). Sinclair, Madge, (actor.). Fishburne, Laurence, III, 1961- (actor.). Brenner, Jules (Cinematographer), (director of photography.). Stell, Aaron, (editor of moving image work.). Byrd, Donald, (composer (expression)). Fair, Ronald L. Motion picture adaptation of (work) Hog butcher. (Added Author). American International Pictures (1956-1980), (production company.). Olive Films, (publisher.). Moses Gunn, Rosalind Cash, Bernie Casey, Keith Wilkes, Madge Sinclair, Laurence Fishburne III, Antonio Fargas. (Cast).

Summary:

Nathaniel "Cornbread" Hamilton was the black urban dream and a hero to youngsters Wilford Robinson and Earl Carter. Shortly before he would have become the first man from his community to go to college, he demonstrates his scholarship-winning running ability to his friends and admirers in the neighborhood. At the same time, the police are on a manhunt for an armed rapist. They mistake Cornbread for the rapist and shoot him dead in the street. In the aftermath of the community's shattered dream, and in the face of an intimidating police cover-up, Wilford is determined not to betray the memory of his hero.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: [Chicago, Ill.] : Olive Films, [2016]
Copyright: ©1974.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Based upon the novel "Hog butcher" by Ronald L. Fair. Originally released as a motion picture in 1974. 1.85:1 aspect ratio. Includes trailer.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Jules Brenner ; editor, Aaron Stell ; music, Donald Byrd.
Participant or Performer Note:	Moses Gunn, Rosalind Cash, Bernie Casey, Keith Wilkes, Madge Sinclair, Laurence Fishburne III, Antonio Fargas.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: PG.
System Details Note:	DVD; NTSC; region 1; widescreen 16:9 presentation; Dolby digital 2.0 mono.
Language Note:	In English with optional English subtitles for the hearing-impaired.