The Resource The liberation of L.B. Jones : a story of Southern hospitality, Columbia Pictures presents a William Wyler film ; a William Wyler-Ronald Lubin production ; screenplay by Stirling Silliphant and Jesse Hill Ford ; produced by Ronald Lubin ; directed by William Wyler, (videorecording)

The liberation of L.B. Jones : a story of Southern hospitality, Columbia Pictures presents a William Wyler film ; a William Wyler-Ronald Lubin production ; screenplay by Stirling Silliphant and Jesse Hill Ford ; produced by Ronald Lubin ; directed by William Wyler, (videorecording)

Label
The liberation of L.B. Jones : a story of Southern hospitality
Title
The liberation of L.B. Jones
Title remainder
a story of Southern hospitality
Statement of responsibility
Columbia Pictures presents a William Wyler film ; a William Wyler-Ronald Lubin production ; screenplay by Stirling Silliphant and Jesse Hill Ford ; produced by Ronald Lubin ; directed by William Wyler
Contributor
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
Lord Byron Jones is a black businessman who owns a successful undertaking business, and is married to the very young and desirable Emma. His ability to cooperate with the white community is clearly an asset in the genteel town of Somerset, Tennessee. When Emma has an affair with a white policeman, divorce ensues and the stage is set for high drama
Cataloging source
EMU
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Director of photography, Robert Surtees ; supervising editor, Robert Swink ; music, Elmer Bernstein
Dewey number
791.43/72
Intended audience
MPAA rating: R
Language note
English audio
LC call number
PN1997
LC item number
.L53 2011
PerformerNote
Lee J. Cobb, Anthony Zerbe, Roscoe Lee Browne, Lee Majors, Barbara Hershey, Yaphet Kotto, Arch Johnson, Chill Wills, Lola Falana, Fayard Nicholas, Dub Taylor
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1902-1981
  • 1918-1996
  • 1911-1976
  • 1936-
  • 1939-
  • 1948-
  • 1939-2021
  • 1923-
  • 1902-1978
  • 1907-1994
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Wyler, William
  • Lubin, Ronald
  • Silliphant, Stirling
  • Ford, Jesse Hill
  • Cobb, Lee J.
  • Zerbe, Anthony
  • Browne, Roscoe Lee
  • Majors, Lee
  • Hershey, Barbara
  • Kotto, Yaphet
  • Johnson, Arch
  • Wills, Chill
  • Falana, Lola
  • Nicholas, Fayard
  • Taylor, Dub
  • Ford, Jesse Hill
  • Columbia Pictures
  • Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
Runtime
103
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Ford, Jesse Hill
  • Divorce
  • Man-woman relationships
  • Adultery
  • Interracial dating
  • Businesspeople, Black
  • Southern States
Technique
live action
Label
The liberation of L.B. Jones : a story of Southern hospitality, Columbia Pictures presents a William Wyler film ; a William Wyler-Ronald Lubin production ; screenplay by Stirling Silliphant and Jesse Hill Ford ; produced by Ronald Lubin ; directed by William Wyler, (videorecording)
Link
Instantiates
Publication
Note
  • Title from container
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1969
  • Based on the novel The liberation of Lord Byron Jones by Jesse Hill Ford
  • This disc is a DVD-R and may fail to play on some DVD equipment
Bar code
31223130589535
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
unknown
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Extent
1 videodisc (103 min.)
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
043396380783
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
38078
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
(OCoLC)741683837
System details
DVD
Video recording format
DVD
Label
The liberation of L.B. Jones : a story of Southern hospitality, Columbia Pictures presents a William Wyler film ; a William Wyler-Ronald Lubin production ; screenplay by Stirling Silliphant and Jesse Hill Ford ; produced by Ronald Lubin ; directed by William Wyler, (videorecording)
Link
Publication
Note
  • Title from container
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1969
  • Based on the novel The liberation of Lord Byron Jones by Jesse Hill Ford
  • This disc is a DVD-R and may fail to play on some DVD equipment
Bar code
31223130589535
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
unknown
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Extent
1 videodisc (103 min.)
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
043396380783
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
38078
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
(OCoLC)741683837
System details
DVD
Video recording format
DVD

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