| Booker | |
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| Screenplay by |
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| Directed by | Stan Lathan |
| Starring |
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| Composer | Webster Lewis |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Avon Kirkland |
| Producer | Whitney Green |
| Cinematography |
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| Editor | Stephen Stept |
| Running time | 56 minutes[1] |
| Production company | New Images Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | Disney Channel |
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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.
- 1 2 "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.
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