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The Jacksons, an American dream

Title
  1. The Jacksons, an American dream / directed by Karen Arthur.
Published by
  1. [New York] : Motown Home Video : PolyGram Video, ©1993.

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Additional authors
  1. Arthur, Karen
  2. Williams, Billy Dee, 1937-
  3. Williams, Vanessa
  4. Jacobs, Lawrence Hilton
  5. Robinson, Holly
  6. Bassett, Angela
  7. KJ Films.
  8. Motown Home Video.
  9. PolyGram Video (Firm)
Description
  1. 2 videocassettes (approximately 3 hr., 45 min.) : sound, color; 1/2 in.
Summary
  1. Based on the inspiring and true story of the first family of music, an epic account spanning five decades--beginning with the family's rise from a Midwestern steel town to the premier stages of the world. Includes 38 songs.
Uniform title
  1. Jacksons, an American dream (Television program)
Alternative title
  1. Jacksons
Subject
  1. Jackson family > Drama
  2. Jackson, Michael, 1958-2009 > Drama
  3. Jackson 5 (Musical group) > Drama
  4. Jacksons (Musical group) > Drama
  5. Popular music > United States > History
Genre/Form
  1. Feature films.
  2. Television mini-series.
  3. Biographical films.
Call number
  1. Sc Visual VRA-544
Note
  1. Originally produced as a television mini-series in 1992.
Credits (note)
  1. Producers, Jermaine Jackson, Margaret Maldonado Jackson; screenwriter, Joyce Eliason ; produced in association with the Stan Margulies Company and de Passe Entertainment ; KJ Films.
Performer (note)
  1. Billy Dee Williams, Vanessa Williams, Lawrence Hilton Jacobs, Holly Robinson, Angela Bassett, Jason Weaver, Jermaine Jackson II.
System details (note)
  1. VHS, hi-fi stereo, Dolby.
Title
  1. The Jacksons, an American dream / directed by Karen Arthur.
Imprint
  1. [New York] : Motown Home Video : PolyGram Video, ©1993.
Type of content
  1. two-dimensional moving image
Type of medium
  1. video
Type of carrier
  1. videocassette
Cast
  1. Billy Dee Williams, Vanessa Williams, Lawrence Hilton Jacobs, Holly Robinson, Angela Bassett, Jason Weaver, Jermaine Jackson II.
Credits
  1. Producers, Jermaine Jackson, Margaret Maldonado Jackson; screenwriter, Joyce Eliason ; produced in association with the Stan Margulies Company and de Passe Entertainment ; KJ Films.
System details
  1. VHS, hi-fi stereo, Dolby.
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Added author
  1. Arthur, Karen, actor.
  2. Williams, Billy Dee, 1937- actor.
  3. Williams, Vanessa, actor.
  4. Jacobs, Lawrence Hilton, actor.
  5. Robinson, Holly, actor.
  6. Bassett, Angela, actor.
  7. KJ Films.
  8. Motown Home Video.
  9. PolyGram Video (Firm)
Added title
  1. Jacksons, an American dream (Television program)
Research call number
  1. Sc Visual VRA-544
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