James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket

Aug 14, 1989

1h 27m

★ 1.5

Overview

James Baldwin was at once a major 20th century American author, a Civil Rights activist and, for two crucial decades, a prophetic voice calling Americans, black and white, to confront their shared racial tragedy.

Genres

Documentary

TV Movie

Production Companies

Nobody Knows Productions

Karen Thorsen

Maysles Films

Eagle Rock Entertainment

Thirteen

American Masters Pictures

James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket Trailers

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Cast

Self (archive footage)

James Baldwin

Self

Maya Angelou

Self

Amiri Baraka

Self

David Baldwin

Self

David Leeming

Self

Lucien Happersberger

Self

Bernard Hassel

Self

William Cole

Self

Ishmael Reed

Self

William Styron

Self

Engin Cezzar

Self

Yashar Kemal

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