Booker | |
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Screenplay by |
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Directed by | Stan Lathan |
Starring |
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Composer | Webster Lewis |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Executive producer | Avon Kirkland |
Producer | Whitney Green |
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Editor | Stephen Stept |
Running time | 56 minutes |
Production company | New Images Productions |
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Network | Disney Channel |
Release | October 1, 1984 (1984-10-01) |
Booker is a 1984 American biographical short television film directed by Stan Lathan, and starring Shavar Ross, CCH Pounder, Thalmus Rasulala, Shelley Duvall, and Judge Reinhold. Its plot follows the early life of civil rights activist Booker T. Washington. The film first screened on the Disney Channel on October 1, 1984.
Cast
- Shavar Ross as Booker T. Washington
- CCH Pounder as Jane
- Thalmus Rasulala as Wash
- James Bond III as John
- Shelley Duvall as Laura Burroughs
- Judge Reinhold as Newt Burroughs
- Julius Harris as Lee
- LeVar Burton as William Davis
- Mel Stewart as Reverend Rice
- Marian Mercer as Mrs. Ruffner
Reception
Booker was named to the ALA Notable Children's Videos list in 1984.
References
- Booker (DVD). Feature Films for Families. 2005 . OCLC 904889936.
- ^ "Booker (1984)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
- "Booker (1984)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on August 14, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
- Notable children's films and videos, filmstrips, and recordings, 1973-1986. Chicago: ALA. 1987. ISBN 978-0-8389-3342-8. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
External links
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