Once Upon a Time...When We Were Colored

Once Upon a Time...When We Were Colored
by Tim Reid

Once Upon a Time...When We Were Colored
Our Price: $117.89
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Buy Used: from $64.91 (click here)
Category: DVD
See more DVD releases


(Click here)
Buy this DVD movie at online store in your country
Canada

DVD Cover Information

Actor: Al Freeman Jr., Leon, Paula Kelly, Phylicia Rashad, Salli Richardson-Whitfield
Director: 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 Keogh

Drama DVD Video

DVD Video
Movies most talked about in Context and Quality: Important African American Films
Dreamgirls (Two-Disc Showstopper Edition) ImageDreamgirls (Two-Disc Showstopper Edition)
Paramount; Release date: 2007-05-01; DVD
Best price: $7.32
Price in other shops: $34.99
The Last King of Scotland (Widescreen Edition) ImageThe Last King of Scotland (Widescreen Edition)
TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT; Release date: 2007-04-17; DVD
Best price: $5.15
Price in other shops: $14.98
Ray (Widescreen Edition) ImageRay (Widescreen Edition)
Universal; Release date: 2005-02-01; DVD
Best price: $0.45
Price in other shops: $14.98
Boyz 'N the Hood ImageBoyz 'N the Hood
Sony; Release date: 1998-07-14; DVD
Best price: $7.81
Price in other shops: $14.94
A Lesson Before Dying ImageA Lesson Before Dying
Warner Brothers; Release date: 2000-01-25; DVD
Best price: $8.66
Price in other shops: $14.98
Ali - The Director's Cut ImageAli - The Director's Cut
Sony; Release date: 2004-06-01; DVD
Best price: $4.51
Price in other shops: $19.94
Beloved ImageBeloved
Release date: 1999-05-18; DVD
Best price: $4.76
Price in other shops: $14.99
Hotel Rwanda ImageHotel Rwanda
CHEADLE,DON; Release date: 2005-04-12; DVD
Best price: $4.94
Price in other shops: $14.98
Do the Right Thing ImageDo the Right Thing
Universal; Release date: 1998-07-22; DVD
Best price: $19.95
Price in other shops: $19.98
Hustle & Flow (Widescreen Edition) ImageHustle & Flow (Widescreen Edition)
Paramount; Release date: 2006-01-10; DVD
Best price: $4.50
Price in other shops: $14.98
Similar DVD Movies
The Tuskegee Airmen ImageThe Tuskegee Airmen
Release date: 2001-01-23; DVD
Best price: $3.03
Price in other shops: $5.98
Something the Lord Made ImageSomething the Lord Made
Warner Brothers; Release date: 2005-01-25; DVD
Best price: $6.84
Price in other shops: $14.98
Nightjohn ImageNightjohn
Release date: 2005-06-07; DVD
Best price: $2.43
Price in other shops: $6.99
Disney's Ruby Bridges ImageDisney's Ruby Bridges
BEACH,MICHAEL; Release date: 2004-02-03; DVD
Best price: $4.76
Price in other shops: $14.99
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman ImageThe Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
TYSON,CICELY; Release date: 2005-01-11; DVD
Best price: $5.94
Price in other shops: $9.93
4 Little Girls Image4 Little Girls
Warner Brothers; Release date: 2001-01-23; DVD
Best price: $8.16
Price in other shops: $14.98
Miss Evers' Boys ImageMiss Evers' Boys
Release date: 2002-01-08; DVD
Best price: $3.50
Price in other shops: $5.98
A Woman Called Moses ImageA Woman Called Moses
Release date: 2001-02-03; DVD
Best price: $7.31
Price in other shops: $14.98
The Rosa Parks Story ImageThe Rosa Parks Story
LION'S GATE ENTERTAINMENT; Release date: 2003-01-21; DVD
Best price: $5.17
Price in other shops: $14.98
The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till ImageThe Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till
Image Entertainment; Release date: 2006-02-28; DVD
Best price: $3.26
Price in other shops: $7.99
Compare prices and read customer reviews for more than one million DVD titles.
Oscar 2005 Winners