Uncle Tom's Cabin: Based on a Novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe

An earnest attempt to depict the harsh realities of slavery while lamenting the passage of the idealized South, "Uncle Tom's Cabin" is an extravagant historical drama and, at a cost of $1.8 million, was one of the most expensive films of the silent era. Since its publication in 1852,...

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Other Authors: Pollard, Harry A. (Director), Stumar, Charles (Cinematographer), Kull, Jacob (Cinematographer), Lowe, James B. (Actor), Fischer, Margarita (Actor), Grey, Virginia (Actor)
Format: Video Software
Language:Undetermined
Published: New York Kino on Video 1999
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Summary:An earnest attempt to depict the harsh realities of slavery while lamenting the passage of the idealized South, "Uncle Tom's Cabin" is an extravagant historical drama and, at a cost of $1.8 million, was one of the most expensive films of the silent era. Since its publication in 1852, Harriet Beecher Stowe's abolitionist novel had found enormous success (reportedly second in sales only to the Bible), with epic stage productions appearing that same year, barnstorming across America almost continuously for 75 years. [Cover]
Physical Description:[DVD] (112 Min.) s/w

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