Adam Clayton Powell (film)
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Adam Clayton Powell | |
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Directed by | Richard Kilberg |
Written by | Phyllis Garland Richard Kilberg |
Produced by | Richard Kilberg Yvonne Smith [1] |
Narrated by | Julian Bond |
Cinematography | Bill Sheehy |
Distributed by | Direct Cinema[2] |
Release date |
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Running time | 54 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Adam Clayton Powell is a 1989 American documentary film directed by Richard Kilberg.
Summary
The film is about the rise and fall of influential African-American politician Adam Clayton Powell Jr.[3][4] It was later aired as part of the PBS series The American Experience.
Accolades
It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.[5]
References
- ^ Documentary Winners: 1990 Oscars
- ^ Collins, Glenn (February 24, 1990). "Film Makers Protest to Academy". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
- ^ AllMovie
- ^ WorldCat.org
- ^ 1990|Oscars.org
External links
Categories:
- Articles with short description
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- 1989 films
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- 1989 documentary films
- American Experience
- American documentary films
- American black-and-white films
- 1980s English-language films
- Documentary films about the civil rights movement
- 1980s American films