Hallelujah [videorecording (DVD)] / a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents ; a King Vidor production ; scenario by Wanda Tuchock ; story and direction by King Vidor.
Daniel L. Haynes, Nina Mae McKinney, William Fountaine, Harry Gray, Fanny Belle DeKnight. Originally released as a motion picture in 1929. Dual-layer format. Special features: commentary by Black Cultural Scholars Donald Bogle and Avery Clayton ; 2 vintage musical shorts featuring the Nicholas Brothers and Hallelujah co-star Nina Mae McKinney: Pie, pie blackbird featuring Eubie Blake and band and The black network ; theatrical trailer.
Summary:
Infused with spirituals, folk songs, blues, and jazz, Hallelujah follows the fortunes of Zeke, a poor cotton farmer. Love, loss, passion, redemption, make this cinematic milestone the first all-black feature from a major studio.
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