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Color Adjustment

6.919921h 20mMovieDocumentaryHistory

From Amos 'n' Andy to Nat King Cole, from Roots to The Cosby Show, black people have played many roles on primetime television. Brilliantly weaving clips from classic TV shows with commentary from TV producers, black actors and scholars,…

DirectorMarlon Riggs
WriterMarlon Riggs
ProducerMarlon Riggs

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Cast · Directed by Marlon Riggs

RDRuby Dee
Ruby Dee
Narrator
NLNorman Lear
Norman Lear
Self
TRTim Reid
Tim Reid
Self
DRDaphne Maxwell Reid
Daphne Maxwell Reid
Self
SBSteven Bochco
Steven Bochco
Self
DCDiahann Carroll
Diahann Carroll
Self
HJHenry Louis Gates, Jr.
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Self
HKHal Kanter
Hal Kanter
Self
SLSheldon Leonard
Sheldon Leonard
Self
DNDenise Nicholas
Denise Nicholas
Self
AP
Alvin F. Poussaint
Self
EREsther Rolle
Esther Rolle
Self

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Color Adjustment is streaming on OVID and Kanopy in United States. It's not currently on Netflix.

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Color Adjustment is available to stream free (with ads) on Kanopy in United States.