Once Upon a Time...When We Were Colored
by Tim Reid
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Actor: Al Freeman Jr., Leon, Paula Kelly, Phylicia Rashad, Salli Richardson-WhitfieldDirector: Tim Reid
Producer: Butch Lewis
Producer: Clifton L. Taulbert
Writer: Clifton L. Taulbert
Producer: Freddye Chapman
Producer: Michael Bennett
Producer: Paulette Millichap
Writer: Paul W. Cooper
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: Letterbox, 1.85:1
Running Time: 115 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1999-01-12
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Republic Pictures
Movie Reviews of Once Upon a Time...When We Were Colored
Movie Review: Wholesome, Historical, Entertaining, Well Done
Summary: 5 Stars
This movie is a very quality depiction of the oppression African Americans faced in the Jim Crow Era in the South and the powerful ways they survived and overcame that oppression. Themes of the importance of family, education, and determination shine through as the story of Clifton Taulbert's life is told from birth to 18. It is a fascinating journey to be introduced to the variety of solid people that poured into his life and enabled him to rise up and succeed.
Summary of Once Upon a Time...When We Were Colored
Tim Reid's wonderful film about life in the black neighborhood of Glen Allan, Mississippi, from the mid-'40s to the dawn of the civil rights movement, is thick with terrific, inspired actors and possessed of a mature, limpid visual style. The story is told from the point of view of a young boy raised by his stalwart grandfather and his kind aunt. But the collective tale of a community coming to terms with the risks it must take to fight racism and achieve political rights is equally important and compelling. Beautifully written (based on the autobiographical novel by Clifton Taubert), Reid's vision is rich in scenes of ritual and community that have rarely, if ever, been revealed on film. This is more than just a good movie; it's a watershed event in this nation's cultural history. --Tom KeoghDrama DVD Video
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