DVD

The good lord bird / Showtime presents ; a Showtime/Blumhouse Television production ; created for television by Mark Richard and Ethan Hawke.

Richard, Mark, 1955- (creator.). Hawke, Ethan, 1970- (creator,, actor.). Point-Du Jour, Hubert, (actor.). Knapp, Beau, (actor.). Eversman, Nick, 1986- (actor.). Coltrane, Ellar, 1994- (actor.). Alcott, Jack, (actor.). Brings Plenty, Mo, 1969- (actor.). Diggs, Daveed, (actor.). Johnson, Joshua Caleb, (actor.). Showtime Networks, (broadcaster,, presenter,, production company,, publisher.). Blumhouse Television, (production company.). Ethan Hawke, Hubert Point-Du Jour, Beau Knapp, Nick Eversman, Ellar Coltrane, Jack Alcott, Mo Brings Plenty, Daveed Diggs, Joshua Caleb Johnson. (Cast).

Summary:

Ethan Hawke stars as abolitionist John Brown in this Limited Event Series based on the award-winning novel. The story is told from the point of view of "Onion," a fictional enslaved boy who becomes a member of Brown's motley family of abolitionist soldiers battling slavery in Kansas, and eventually finds himself in the famous 1859 Army depot raid at Harpers Ferry, an inciting incident of the Civil War. It's a humorous and dramatic tale of Antebellum America and the ever-changing roles of race, religion and gender in American society.

Record details

Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (approximately 335 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: [New York, New York] : Showtime Networks, [2020]
Copyright: ©2020

Content descriptions

General Note:	Based on the novel by James McBride. Originally broadcast as single episodes of a television mini-series on Showtime Network in 2020. Wide screen. Special features: James McBride intro; Rediscovering John Brown; Fireside chat; The making of Harpers Ferry; The art of artillery; Outfitting The good lord bird.
Formatted Contents Note:	Disc 1: Meet the Lord -- A wicked plot -- Mister Fred -- Disc 2: Smells like bear -- Hiving the bees -- Jesus is walkin' -- Last words.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Directed by Ethan Hawke.
Participant or Performer Note:	Ethan Hawke, Hubert Point-Du Jour, Beau Knapp, Nick Eversman, Ellar Coltrane, Jack Alcott, Mo Brings Plenty, Daveed Diggs, Joshua Caleb Johnson.
Target Audience Note:	Rating: TVMA.
System Details Note:	DVD, NTSC, region 1; wide screen presentation; Dolby digital 5.1.
Language Note:	English audio; closed-captioned.