Black and White in Color
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1976.
Special features: bonus feature "The sky above, the mud below" (88 min.), 1961 Academy Award winning documentary produced by Arthur Cohn in a new transfer; interview with director Jean-Jacques Annaud and producer Arthur Cohn on the making of "Black and white in color"; producer's perspective, a conversation with producer Arthur Cohn; filmographies; essay by film historian Ronald Falzone.
Jean Carmet, Jacques Dufilho, Catherine Rouvel, Jacques Spiesser, Dora Doll.
An irrepressible and timely satire on racism, colonialism, and war. Set in the Ivory Coast during the First World War, a group of French colonials learn that their country is at war with Germany. Spurred on by a capricious moment of patriotism, the Frenchmen decide to attack their German neighbors who reside in a colony up the river.
DVD, Region 1 encoding, mono.
COMMUNITY REVIEWS
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LANGUAGE OPTIONS
French, German and English dialogue, English subtitles.
PUBLISHED
Chicago, IL : Home Vision Entertainment, [2003], c1976.
Year Published: 1976
Description: 1 videodisc (92 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: DVD
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
0780026489 :
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Cohn, Arthur.
Perrin, Jacques, 1941-
Silagni, Giorgio.
Conchon, Georges, 1925-
Annaud, Jean-Jacques.
Carmet, Jean.
Dufilho, Jean.
Rouvel, Catherine, 1939-
Spiesser, Jacques, 1947-
Doll, Dora, 1922-
Agostini, Claude.
Bonnot, Françoise, 1939-
Böehm, Michele.
Bachelet, Pierre.
Home Vision Entertainment (Firm)
Janus Films.
SUBJECTS
Racism -- Drama.
France -- Colonies -- Africa -- Drama.
Côte d'Ivoire -- Drama.
Foreign films.
French language materials.