Talk to me

Resource Information

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Label

Talk to me

Statement of responsibility

Focus Features and Sidney Kimmel Entertainment present ; a Mark Gordon Company/Pelagius Films production ; produced by Mark Gordon [and others] ; story by Michael Genet ; screenplay by Michael Genet and Rick Famuyiwa ; directed by Kasi Lemmons

Contributor

• Genet, Michael
• Blanchard, Terence
• Focus Features
• Famuyiwa, Rick
• Cheadle, Don
• Pelagius Films
• Mark Gordon Company
• Henson, Taraji P
• Ejiofor, Chiwetel, 1977-
• Cedric, the Entertainer, 1965-
• Lemmons, Kasi
• Gordon, Mark, 1956-
• Fontaine, Stéphane
• Epps, Mike
• Sealy-Smith, Alison
• MacNeill, Peter
• Sidney Kimmel Entertainment (Firm)
• Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm)
• Curtis-Hall, Vondie
• Sheen, Martin

Subject

• Greene, Ralph, 1931-1984
• Radio talk shows
• Radio personalities -- Washington (D.C.) -- Drama
• Drama
• 1900-1999
• History
• African Americans
• Soul music
• Biographical films
• Washington (D.C.) -- History -- 20th century -- Drama
• Radio personalities
• Feature films
• Soul music -- Drama
• Biographical films
• Dramatic films
• African Americans -- Washington (D.C.) -- Drama
• Greene, Ralph, 1931-1984 -- Drama
• Films for the hearing impaired
• Feature films
• Washington (D.C.)
• Radio talk shows -- Washington (D.C.) -- Drama
• Films for the hearing impaired

Genre

• Feature films
• Dramatic films
• Biographical films
• Drama
• Films for the hearing impaired
• History

Language

• eng
• fre
• spa
• eng

Summary

A look at the life and career of charismatic Washington D.C.-area radio personality Ralph "Petey" Green, who was renowned for his "tell it like it is" approach to politics and race

Member of

• Focus Features spotlight series
• Talk to me (Motion picture)

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director of photography, Stéphane Fontaine ; edited by Terilyn A. Shropshire ; music by Terence Blanchard

Dewey number

791.43/72

Intended audience

MPAA rating: R; for pervasive language and some sexual content

Language note

• In English, with optional French or Spanish subtitles
• English subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH)

PerformerNote

Don Cheadle, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Cedric the Entertainer, Taraji P. Henson, Mike Epps, Vondie Curtis Hall, Martin Sheen, Peter MacNeill, Alison Sealy-Smith

Runtime

118

Series statement

Focus Features spotlight series

Technique

live action