The piano lesson / Craig Anderson Productions, Inc. in association with Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions ; produced by August Wilson ; teleplay by August Wilson ; based on the play by August Wilson ; directed by Lloyd Richards.

Format Video (DVD)
EditionGold Crown collector's ed.
Publication Info[Place of publication not identified] : Hallmark Home Entertainment, 2006, 1995.
Description1 videodisc (approximately 98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Subjects

Other author/creatorWilson, August producer, screenwriter.
Other author/creatorRichards, Lloyd, 1919-2006, director.
Other author/creatorDutton, Charles S. actor.
Other author/creatorWoodard, Alfre, 1953- actor.
Other author/creatorGordon, Carl, 1932-2010, actor.
Other author/creatorHollis, Tommy, actor.
Other author/creatorMyers, Lou, 1945- actor.
Other author/creatorVance, Courtney B. actor.
Other author/creatorWilson, August Piano lesson.
Other author/creatorHallmark Hall of Fame Productions, Inc.
Variant title Title on container: August Wilson's The piano lesson
SeriesHallmark Hall of Fame ; 16
Hallmark Hall of Fame (DVD videodiscs) ; 16. ^A1035672
Abstract August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning tale of a family caught between their heritage and a dream for the future. The Charles family clashes over the fate of a magnificent, carved piano that carries their family's story from their days as slaves. Boy Willie wants to sell the piano to buy a farm--the same fields their family worked as slaves. But his sister, Berniece, refuses to part with it. For her, the piano is their very soul, a legacy of pride and struggle that symbolizes their survival as a family. To resolve the conflict they must first deal with the past.
General noteOriginally produced for television broadcast in 1995.
General noteSpecial features: a behind-the-scenes featurette and an interview with August Wilson; biographies.
CreditsProduction designer, Jim Newport ; director of photography, Paul Elliott ; edited by Jim Oliver.
Cast Charles S. Dutton, Alfre Woodard, Carl Gordon, Tommy Hollis, Lou Myers, Courtney B. Vance ... [et al.].
Audience Rated PG.
Technical detailsDVD.
LanguageClosed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
Genre/formTelevision melodramas.
Genre/formTelevision adaptations.
Genre/formMade-for-TV movies.
Genre/formFiction television programs.
Genre/formTelevision programs for the hearing impaired.
Genre/formVideo recordings for the hearing impaired.
UPC 015012948813
Publisher number1998DVD1370 Hallmark Home Entertainment
Publisher number2898DVD1370 Hallmark Home Entertainment