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Booker (1984)

Booker

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54m

Biography, Drama, Family, Historical

December 28th, 1988

7.1/10

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Set in the 1860's South, Booker is the impassioned story of the boy who struggled through slavery to found the Tuskegee Institute. Through the eyes of nine-year-old Booker T. Washington, viewers witness the end of the Civil War, the cruelties that endured after slavery was abolished, and the hard work that led Booker to education and true freedom. Booker is a one-hour drama based on the childhood of Booker T. Washington and his quest for education in the chaotic aftermath of the Civil War. Booker was shown nationally on PBS by the series, WONDERWORKS and subsequently on the Disney Channel, the BBC, and throughout the world. Booker continues to be broadcast and used in thousands of schools in America and abroad. The film was chosen as among the top 10 best home video release for children by Parenting Magazine and best script for a children's drama by the Writer's Guild of America.

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Cast

Shavar Ross
Booker T. Washington
CCH Pounder
Jane
Thalmus Rasulala
Wash
James Bond III
John
Shelley Duvall
Laura Burroughs
Judge Reinhold
Newt Burroughs
Doreen Lang
Eliza Burroughs
Tony Haney
Monroe
Julius Harris
Lee
Marilyn Coleman
Sophia
Full cast & crew

Directors

Stan Lathan
Full cast & crew

Producers

Whitney Green
producer
Avon Kirkland
executive producer
Full cast & crew

Writers

John Allman
screenplay
Charles Eric Johnson
screenplay
(as Charles Johnson)
Charles Eric Johnson
story
(as Charles Johnson)
Full cast & crew

Keywords

racism
school
racial discrimination
All Keywords

Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

English

Release Dates

December 28th, 1988 (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
October 1st, 1984 (United States of America)
October 1st, 1984 (United States of America) theatrical

Alternative Titles

Booker (original title)
Booker (United States of America)

Locations

California, USA
Columbia State Historic Park, 11255 Jackson Street, Columbia, California, USA
Modesto, California, USA
All Locations

Running Times

54 min
60 min

Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

1.33 : 1

Production Companies

New Images Productions

Distribution Companies

Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
Disney Channel
WonderWorks
All Distribution Companies

Other Companies

Monaco Film Labs (Laboratory) (as MONACO LABS)

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