Frederick Douglass: When the Lion Wrote History Movie Review 1994

Portrait of the escaped slave who became a brilliant abolitionist orator and writer as well as a pivotal black leader. Uses numerous excerpts from his own writings, including "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Written by Himself."

Distribution

Turner Broadcasting Systems, Inc., 1 CNN Ctr., Box 105366, Atlanta, GA 30303, Phone: (404)827-1700, Toll-free: 800-523-0823, Fax: (404)827-2000, URL: http://www.turner.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS
Running time 90 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Biography, Black Culture, Slavery, History--U.S., Civil War

Director

Orlando Bagwell