Fences
(DVD)
Contributors
Rudin, Scott, 1958- film producer.
Black, Todd, film producer.
Wilson, August, screenwriter.
Davis, Viola, 1965- actor.
Published
Hollywood, California : Paramount Pictures, [2017]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (138 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
MPAA Rating
PG-13 Rated
Status
Moorhead Public Library - Main
DVD FEN
1 available
DVD FEN
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
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| Moorhead Public Library - Main | DVD FEN | Available |
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| Greenbush Public Library - Main | DVD FEN | Available |
| Grygla LINK Site - Main | DVD FEN | Available |
| Red Lake Falls Public Library - Main | DVD FEN | Available |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Families -- Drama.
Families, Black -- United States -- Drama.
Fathers and sons -- Drama.
Fathers and sons -- United States -- Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
Negro leagues -- Drama.
Race relations -- Drama.
Sanitation workers -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh -- Drama.
Social problem films.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Families, Black -- United States -- Drama.
Fathers and sons -- Drama.
Fathers and sons -- United States -- Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
Negro leagues -- Drama.
Race relations -- Drama.
Sanitation workers -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh -- Drama.
Social problem films.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
More Details
Format
DVD
Language
English
UPC
032429263520
Notes
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 2016.
General Note
Based on August Wilson's Pulitzer prize-winning play.
General Note
Widescreen.
Creation/Production Credits
Music by Marcelo Zarvos ; costume designer, Sharen Davis ; edited by Hughes Winborne ; production designer, David Gropman ; director of photography, Charlotte Bruus Christensen.
Participants/Performers
Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Jovan Adepo, Russell Hornsby, Mykelti Williamson, Saniyya Sidney.
Description
In 1950s Pittsburgh, a Black garbage collector named Troy Maxson--bitter that baseball's color barrier was only broken after his own heyday in the Negro Leagues--is prone to taking out his frustrations on his loved ones.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: PG-13; for thematic elements, language and some suggestive references CHV rating: PG; for violence and coarse language.
System Details
DVD; NTSC, region 1; widescreen presentation enhanced for 16x9 televisions; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Language
English dialogue; optional English described video; optional English, French, or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (Style Guide)
Rudin, S., Washington, D., Black, T., Wilson, A., Davis, V., Henderson, S., Adepo, J., Hornsby, R., Williamson, M., Sidney, S., Zarvos, M., Davis, S., Winborne, H., Gropman, D., Christensen, C. B., & Wilson, A. (2017). Fences. Paramount Pictures.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)Scott Rudin et al.. 2017. Fences. Paramount Pictures.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)Scott Rudin et al.. Fences. Paramount Pictures, 2017.
UCL Harvard Citation (Style Guide)Rudin, S., Washington, D., Black, T., Wilson, A., Davis, V., Henderson, S. and Adepo, J. et al (2017). Fences. Hollywood, California: Paramount Pictures.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (Style Guide)Rudin, Scott, et al. Fences. Paramount Pictures, 2017.
Note: Citations contain only title, author, edition, and publisher. Only UCL Harvard citations contain the year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of May 2025.
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