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Format: DVD
May 2006
Not Rated
Recording Mode: (unknown)
B&W
UPC: 872322007353 |
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Movie Description
Silent film master D.W. Griffith's first talkie, ABRAHAM LINCOLN (1930) works as a companion piece to his classic BIRTH OF A NATION, providing a detailed biographical sketch of the 16th president. We see his birth in a log cabin, the tragic death of his first love, Ann Rutledge (Una Merkel), his debates with Douglas, his accepting of the presidency, the terrible toll of the Civil War, and finally the tragic assassination at Ford's Theater. Griffith shows his usual meticulous attention to period detail, and Walter Huston is excellent in the title role, with a portrayal that subtly evolves from laconic, wizened rascal to noble elder statesman. This is a fascinating, worthy film, and an interesting historical document in and of itself.
THE JACKIE ROBINSON STORY(1950) stars the baseball legend himself, telling the dramatic story of the player who courageously integrated major league ball. The story begins with Jackie Robinson's early years, profiling the successful young athlete who excelled in various collegiate sports. It then follows him to his momentous meeting with Branch Rickey of the no less legendary Brooklyn Dodgers, who brought Robinson in as a professional player to the previously all-white sport.
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