Ray [videorecording] /Universal Pictures and Bristol Bay Productions present ; an Anvil Films production ; in association with Baldwin Entertainment ; producers, Taylor Hackford, Stuart Benjamin ; producers, Howard Baldwin, Karen Baldwin ; screenplay by James L. White ; directed by Taylor Hackford.
Contributor(s): Foxx, Jamie | Washington, Kerry | Powell, Clifton | Ellis, Aunjanue | Lennix, Harry J | Howard, Terrence | Tate, Larenz | Woodbine, Bokeem | Warren, Sharon | Armstrong, Curtis | Schiff, Richard | Pierce, Wendell | King, Chris Thomas | King, Regina | Hackford, Taylor | Benjamin, Stuart | Baldwin, Howard (Actor) | Baldwin, Karen | White, James L | Armstrong, Craig | Universal Studios Home Video (Firm) | Universal Pictures Company | Bristol Bay Productions (Firm) | Anvil Films (Firm) | Baldwin Entertainment (Firm).
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Visual materialPublisher: Universal City, CA : Universal, 2005, c2004Edition: Widescreen format.Description: 2 videodiscs (2 hr., 33 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.ISBN: 1417047453.Subject(s): Charles, Ray, 1918- -- Drama | Blind musicians -- Drama | Rhythm and blues musicians -- Drama | African American musicians -- Drama | Video recordings for the hearing impaired | Video recordings for people with visual disabilities | Charles, Ray, 1918- -- Fiction | Blind musicians -- Fiction | Rhythm and blues musicians -- Fiction | African American musicians -- Fiction | Video recordings for the hearing impaired | Video recordings for people with visual disabilities | Charles, Ray, 1918- -- Fiction | Blind musicians -- Fiction | Rhythm and blues musicians -- Fiction | African American musicians -- Fiction | Closed caption video recordings | VideodiscsGenre/Form: Biographical films. | Feature films. | DVD-Video discs.DDC classification: [Fic] | 813/.6 Video Librarian
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DVD; Dolby digital 5.1 in English; Dolby digital 2.0 in French; Dolby digital 2.0 DVS; region 1.
Soundtrack in English or French; subtitles in English, French, or Spanish.
Closed-captioned.
DVS enhanced.
Jamie Foxx, Kerry Washington, Clifton Powell, Aunjanue Ellis, Harry Lennix, Terrence Dashon Howard, Larenz Tate, Bokeem Woodbine, Sharon Warren, Curtis Armstrong, Richard Schiff, Wendell Pierce, Chris Thomas King, Regina King.
Director of photography, Pawel Edelman ; edited by Paul Hirsch ; score composed by Craig Armstrong.
Story by Taylor Hackford and James L. White.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2004.
Disc 1 includes theatrical version of the film, extended version of the film, commentary, and cast and filmmaker notes. Disc 2 includes deleted scenes, extended musical scenes, production featurettes, interviews, theatrical trailer, and previews.
Dramatizes the life of legendary musician Ray Charles, looking at his childhood of poverty in the rural South, and showing the influence of his tough-love mother on his drive for success.
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