Booker (1984 film)
Booker | |
---|---|
![]() VHS artwork | |
Screenplay by |
|
Directed by | Stan Lathan |
Starring |
|
Composer | Webster Lewis |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Executive producer | Avon Kirkland |
Producer | Whitney Green |
Cinematography |
|
Editor | Stephen Stept |
Running time | 56 minutes[1] |
Production company | New Images Productions |
Release | |
Original network | Disney Channel |
Original release |
|
Booker is a 1984 American biographical short television film directed by Stan Lathan, and starring Shavar Ross, CCH Pounder, Thalmus Rasulala, Shelley Duvall, and Judge Reinhold.[3] Its plot follows the early life of civil rights activist Booker T. Washington.[2] The film first screened on the Disney Channel on October 1, 1984.
Cast[]
- Shavar Ross as Booker T. Washington
- CCH Pounder as Jane
- Thalmus Rasulala as Wash
- James Bond III as John
- Shelley Duvall as Laura Burroughs
- Judge Reinhold as Newt Burroughs
- Julius Harris as Lee
- LeVar Burton as William Davis
- Mel Stewart as Reverend Rice
- Marian Mercer as Mrs. Ruffner
References[]
- ^ Booker (DVD). Feature Films for Families. 2005 [1984]. OCLC 904889936.
- ^ a b "Booker (1984)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
- ^ "Booker (1984)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on August 14, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1984 films
- 1984 television films
- Cultural depictions of Booker T. Washington
- Disney Channel original films
- Films set in the 1860s