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) |
| Edition | Gold Crown collector's ed. |
| Publication Info | [Place of publication not identified] : Hallmark Home Entertainment, 2006, 1995. |
| Description | 1 videodisc (approximately 98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Wilson, August producer, screenwriter. |
| Other author/creator | Richards, Lloyd, 1919-2006, director. |
| Other author/creator | Dutton, Charles S. actor. |
| Other author/creator | Woodard, Alfre, 1953- actor. |
| Other author/creator | Gordon, Carl, 1932-2010, actor. |
| Other author/creator | Hollis, Tommy, actor. |
| Other author/creator | Myers, Lou, 1945- actor. |
| Other author/creator | Vance, Courtney B. actor. |
| Other author/creator | Wilson, August Piano lesson. |
| Other author/creator | Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions, Inc. |
| Variant title | Title on container: August Wilson's The piano lesson |
| Series | Hallmark 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 note | Originally produced for television broadcast in 1995. |
| General note | Special features: a behind-the-scenes featurette and an interview with August Wilson; biographies. |
| Credits | Production 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 details | DVD. |
| Language | Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired. |
| Genre/form | Television melodramas. |
| Genre/form | Television adaptations. |
| Genre/form | Made-for-TV movies. |
| Genre/form | Fiction television programs. |
| Genre/form | Television programs for the hearing impaired. |
| Genre/form | Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| UPC | 015012948813 |
| Publisher number | 1998DVD1370 Hallmark Home Entertainment |
| Publisher number | 2898DVD1370 Hallmark Home Entertainment |