Booker (1984)

ALL 10/01/1984 (en) Family, Drama, History 60 Min
  • Release
    10/01/1984
  • Production
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  • Original title
    Booker
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
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Overview

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.

  1. Stan Lathan

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Producer



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  1. James Bond III

    John

  2. LeVar Burton

    Davis

  3. Shelley Duvall

    Laura

  4. Tony Haney

    Monroe

  5. Marian Mercer

    Mrs. Ruffner

  6. CCH Pounder

    Jane

  7. Thalmus Rasulala

    Stepfather

  8. Judge Reinhold

    Newt

  9. Shavar Ross

    Booker T. Washington

  10. Mel Stewart

    Reverend Rice

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Booker (1984) 60 Min

ALL 10/01/1984 (en)
Family, Drama, History
  • Release 10/01/1984
  • Production
  • Original title Booker
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

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.

  1. Stan Lathan

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Producer