Hawaii's last queen:

Using archival film and photographs; interviews with historians and Hawaiians; and new cinematography, this film documents the life of Queen Liliʻuokalani, Hawaii's last monarch. Born in 1838, she was educated in Western academic disciplines and etiquette and was an accomplished musician and co...

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Format: Video VHS
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: [U.S.] Ducat Segal Productions c1997, [1999?]
Ausgabe:PBS Video index [version]
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Zusammenfassung:Using archival film and photographs; interviews with historians and Hawaiians; and new cinematography, this film documents the life of Queen Liliʻuokalani, Hawaii's last monarch. Born in 1838, she was educated in Western academic disciplines and etiquette and was an accomplished musician and composer who spoke several languages. Upon her brother's death in 1891, she became Queen of Hawaii. In 1893, she was forced to surrender the throne to the U.S., and in 1895 abdicated the throne
Beschreibung:Originally broadcast on the PBS television series The American experience in 1998. - VHS.
Series host, David McCullough; interviews with: Thelma Bugbee, H.J. Bartels, Patricia Crimshaw, Glen Grant, Davianna Pōmaikaʻi McGregor, Aaron Mahi, Thurston Twigg-Smith, Malcolm Naea Chun, Tennant McWilliams
Cinematography, Robert Hanna ; edited by Susan Fanshel ; original music by Brian Keane ; additional compositions by Queen Liliʻuokalani ; narrated by Anna Deavere Smith
Beschreibung:1 videocassette (60 min.) sd., col. with b&w sequences 1/2 in