Warming by the Devil's fire [videorecording] /Martin Scorsese presents ; a Vulcan/Road Movies production ; in association with Cappa Productions and Jigsaw Productions ; written & directed by Charles Burnett ; produced by Margaret Bodde, Alex Gibney.
Contributor(s): Lumbly, Carl | Scorsese, Martin | Burnett, Charles | Bodde, Margaret | Gibney, Alex | Columbia Music Video (Firm) | Vulcan Productions | Road Movies Filmproduktion | Cappa Productions | Jigsaw Productions.
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Visual materialSeries: The blues, a musical journey. Publisher: New York : Columbia Music Video, c2003Edition: Widescreen format.Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 89 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in.ISBN: 0738903787.Uniform titles: Martin Scorsese presents the blues (Television program) Subject(s): Blues (Music) -- History | Blues (Music) -- History | Blues music -- History | VideodiscsGenre/Form: Documentary television programs. | DVD-Video discs.DDC classification: 781.643/09 Adult
DVD; PCM stereo.; 5.1 surround.
Narrated by Carl Lumbly.
Director of photography, John N. Demps ; editor, Edwin Santiago ; original score by Stephen James Taylor.
Originally produced for television in 2003.
Includes optional commentary by Charles Burnett, bonus performance, Charles Burnett interview, biography, and filmography, trailer, and web addresses.
Container and disc label erroneously state program running time is ca. 106 min.
Traces the history and influence of blues music, combining fictional storytelling with documentary and archival footage to examine the tension between gospel and blues traditions, and including interviews and performances.
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