Sammy Davis, Jr. : I've gotta be me / produced by Sally Rosenthal and Michael Kantor ; edited by Steven Wechsler ; written by Laurence Maslon directed by Sam Pollard ; a production of Thirteen Productions LLC's American masters for WNET; in coproduction with ZDF ; in collaboration with ARTE.

Davis, Sammy, Jr., 1925-1990 performer, on-screen participant. (Added Author). Rosenthal, Sally, television producer. (Added Author). Kantor, Michael, 1961- television producer. (Added Author). Wechsler, Steven, editor of moving image work. (Added Author). Maslon, Laurence, screenwriter. (Added Author). Pollard, Sam, television director. (Added Author). Thirteen Productions, production company. (Added Author). Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen, production company. (Added Author). Association relative à la télévision européenne, production company. (Added Author). Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), publisher. (Added Author). PBS Distribution (Firm), film distributor. (Added Author). Original music, Christopher Rife. (Cast).

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ISBN: 9781531709082
ISBN: 1531709087
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 100 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: [Arlington, Virginia] : PBS, [2019]
Distributor: [Arlington, Virginia] : Distributed by PBS Distribution
Copyright: ©2019

General Note:	Special features: Being black in America; Persona; Sammy's funeral; Star.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Original music, Christopher Rife.
Summary, etc.:	Examines entertainer Sammy Davis Jr.'s journey to create his own identity, as a black man who embraced Judaism, through the shifting tides of civil rights and racial progress; a veteran of increasingly outdated show business traditions, he strove to stay relevant, even as he found himself bracketed by the bigotry of white America and the distaste of black America. Features new interviews with Billy Crystal, Norman Lear, Jerry Lewis, Whoopi Goldberg, Kim Novak, and others, with photographs from Davis's personal collection and performance footage.
Target Audience Note:	Rating: TV14.
System Details Note:	DVD; region 1; NTSC; widescreen; 5.1 surround.
Language Note:	With optional English SDH subtitles and descriptive video.

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