Afro Promo

Black Cinema Trailers 1946-76

APPROPIATE

1997 / 91min.

Rating0

Genres

Documentary

Synopsis

A series of thirty-two trailers put together to illustrate the film industry's attitude to and packaging of African-American screen imagery.

Directors

Actors

James Earl Jones

Pam Grier

Richard Pryor

Billy Dee Williams

Sidney Poitier

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