| Description |
1 videodisc (111 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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two-dimensional moving image tdi rdacontent |
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video v rdamedia |
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videodisc vd rdacarrier |
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digital optical surround Dolby digital 5.1 rda |
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video file DVD video region 1 rda |
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Motion picture. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, 2.39:1 widescreen presentation; 5.1 Dolby Digital. |
| Language |
English dialogue, optional French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH); English descriptive audio track for people with visual disabilities. |
| Cast |
David Oyelowo, Rosamund Pike, Jack Davenport, Tom Felton, Nicholas Lyndhurst. |
| Credits |
Cinematography, Sam McCurdy; editors, Jon Gregory, Jonathan Amos; music, Patrick Doyle. |
| Note |
Based upon the book "Colour bar" by Susan Williams. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 2016. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: PG-13; for some language including racial epithets and a scene of sensuality. |
| Summary |
Prince Seretse Khama of Botswana causes an international stir when he marries a white woman from London in the late 1940s. When they decided to marry, just as apartheid was being introduced into South Africa, it caused an international uproar. However, their passionate romance triumphed over every obstacle and changed the course of African history. |
| Note |
Bonus features: Making of; Filming in Botswana; The legacy of Seretse and Ruth; London Film Festival opening night gala premiere; theatrical trailer. |
| Subject |
Khama, Seretse, Sir, 1921-1980 -- Drama.
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Khama, Ruth, 1924-2002 -- Drama.
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Presidents -- Botswana -- Drama.
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Presidents' spouses -- Botswana -- Drama.
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Interracial marriage -- Great Britain -- Drama.
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Interracial marriage -- Botswana -- Drama.
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Racism -- Great Britain -- Drama.
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Botswana -- Politics and government -- Drama.
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Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1945-1964 -- Drama.
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Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- Africa -- Drama.
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Africa -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Biographical films.
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Romance films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
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| Added Author |
Asante, Amma, 1969- film director.
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Hibbert, Guy, screenwriter.
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McCallum, Rick, 1952- film producer.
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Heslop, Peter (Producer), film producer.
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Green, Brunson, film producer.
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Moore-Lewy, Justin, film producer.
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Mason, Charlie, film producer.
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Oyelowo, David, film producer, actor.
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Pike, Rosamund, 1979- actor.
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Davenport, Jack, 1973- actor.
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Felton, Tom, 1987- actor.
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McCurdy, Sam, director of photography.
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Gregory, Jon (Film editor), editor of moving image work.
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Amos, Jonathan, editor of moving image work.
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Doyle, Patrick, 1953- composer (expression)
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Motion picture adaptation of (work): Williams, A. Susan.
Colour bar.
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Fox Searchlight Pictures, presenter.
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Pathé Productions, presenter.
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BBC Films, presenter.
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Ingenious Media, presenter.
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British Film Institute, presenter.
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Studio Canal+, presenter.
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Ciné+ (France), presenter.
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Yoruba Saxon Productions, production company.
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Harbinger Pictures (Firm), production company.
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Perfect Weekend (Firm), production company.
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Film United (Firm), production company.
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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc., publisher.
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| Standard No. |
024543379072 |
| Music No. |
2337907 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment |
