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Sam Cooke : legend

Wharton, Mary, (film director.). Guralnick, Peter, (screenwriter.). Wright, Jeffrey (Jeffrey Charles), 1965- (narrator.). Franklin, Aretha, (interviewee.). Womack, Bobby, (interviewee.). Rawls, Lou, (interviewee.). Adler, Lou, 1933- (interviewee.). ABKCO Films (Firm), (publisher.).

Sam Cooke Grammyʼ Award-winning feature documentary, examines the life and music of Sam Cooke through accounts from family, friends, musical collaborators, and business associates, including Aretha Franklin, L.C. Cooke, and Bobby Womack. The film traces Cooke's professional and personal life and recounts his commitment to the struggle for civil rights.

DVD  - 2021
782.42164 Sam
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Subject
Cooke, Sam.
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Gospel musicians > United States > Biography.
Gospel singers > United States > Biography.
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Genre
Documentary films.
Biographical films.
Nonfiction films.
Video recordings.
Biographies.
  • Physical Description videodisc
    1 videodisc (approximately 1 hr., 10 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher New York, NY : ABKCO, [2021]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Title from web page.
Wide screen.
Extra features: biography ; discography ; remastered series ; interviews.
GMD: videodisc.
Creation/Production Credits Note: Directed by Carl Franklin and Mary Wharton ; written by Dick Clement, Peter Guralnick, Ian la Frenais ; produced by Mark Ciardi, Mick Gochanour, Gordon Gray, Jody Klein, Robin Klein.
Participant or Performer Note: Narrator, Jeffrey Wright; featuring Sam Cooke, Aretha Franklin, Bobby Womack, Lou Rawls, Lou Adler.
System Details Note:
DVD, NTSC, wide screen presentation.
Language Note:
English dialogue with subtitles in English, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese and Japanese.