Newsies

Newsies

July, 1899: When Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst raise the distribution price one-tenth of a cent per paper, ten cents per hundred, the newsboys, poor enough already, are outraged. Inspired by the strike put on by the trolley workers, Jack "Cowboy" Kelly organizes a newsboys�...

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Corporate Authors: Touchwood Pacific Partners I., Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Home Video (Firm), Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Finnell, Michael, Tzudiker, Bob, White, Noni, Ortega, Kenny, Bale, Christian, 1974-, Moscow, David, 1974-, Edwards, Luke, 1980-, Casella, Max, Duvall, Robert, Ann-Margret, 1941-, Laszlo, Andrew, 1926-2011, Reynolds, William, 1910-1997, Menken, Alan, Redford, J. A. C.
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Spanish
French
Published: [United States] : Walt Disney Home Video, [2002]
Edition:Collector's ed.
Subjects:
Paperboys > Drama.
Strikes and lockouts > Newspapers > New York (State) > New York > Drama.
Musicals.
Item Description:
  • Title from container.
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1992.
  • Special features: Audio commentary by director Kenny Ortega; sing-along feature (lyrics at the bottom of the screen); historical featurette about the real newspaper boy strike.
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Summary:July, 1899: When Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst raise the distribution price one-tenth of a cent per paper, ten cents per hundred, the newsboys, poor enough already, are outraged. Inspired by the strike put on by the trolley workers, Jack "Cowboy" Kelly organizes a newsboys' strike. With David Jacobs as the brains of the new union, and Jack as the voice, the weak and oppressed found the strength to band together and challenge the powerful.
Big budget musical set in 1899 about a group of kids who strike against the paper whose newspapers they sell.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (121 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD, Dolby digital, Dolby digital 5.1 surround.
Audience:MPAA rating: PG.
Production Credits:Cinematography, Andrew Laszlo ; editor, William Reynolds ; music, Alan Menken, J.A.C. Redford.
ISBN:0788831003
9780788831003
Participant or Performer:Cast: Christian Bale, David Moscow, Luke Edwards, Max Casella, Robert Duvall, Ann-Margret.
Language:In English with optional Spanish dialogue and optional French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned in English.
FOLIO link:View instance in FOLIO

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