DVD

The water is wide [videorecording] / Hallmark Hall of Fame presents ; directed by John Kent Harrison ; teleplay by Jonathan Estrin ; executive producers, Richard Welsh, Brent Shields.

Harrison, John Kent. (Added Author). Beal, Jeff. (Added Author). Hephner, Jeff. (Added Author). Langella, Frank. (Added Author). Nicholson, Julianne, 1971- (Added Author). Richardson, LaTanya. (Added Author). Woodard, Alfre, 1953- (Added Author). Estrin, Jonathan. (Added Author). Conroy, Pat. Water is wide. (Added Author). Fox Television Studios. (Added Author).

Summary:

An adaptation of the book The water is wide by Pat Conroy about a young, idealistic, white teacher who confronts all the prejudices of the Deep South when he teaches African Americans at Yamacraw School on an island off the coast of South Carolina.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Gold Crown collector's edition.
Publisher: [Los Angeles, CA] : Hallmark Hall of Fame, c2006, c2005.

Content descriptions

General Note:	"Based on the novel by Pat Conroy."
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Music by Jeff Beal ; edited by Michael Ornstein ; production designer, William Cruse ; director of photography, Kees Van Oostrum ; teleplay by Jonathan Estrin.
Participant or Performer Note:	Jeff Hephner, Frank Langella, Julianne Nicholson, LaTanya Richardson, Alfre Woodard.