DVD

The underground railroad / Amazon Studios ; directed by Barry Jenkins ; teleplays by Barry Jenkins, Jacqueline Hoyt, Nathan C. Parker, Allison Davis, Adrienne Rush, Jihan Crowther.

Jenkins, Barry, 1979- (television director,, screenwriter,, author.). Hoyt, Jacqueline, (screenwriter.). Parker, Nathan C., (screenwriter.). Davis, Allison (Producer) (screenwriter,, television producer.). Rush, Adrienne, (screenwriter.). Crowther, Jihan, (screenwriter.). Mbedu, Thuso, 1991- (actor.). Dillon, Chase W., (actor.). Edgerton, Joel, 1974- (actor.). Hechinger, Fred, (actor.). Mullan, Peter, (actor.). Atim, Sheila, 1992- (actor.). De Landro, Valentine, (illustrator.). Whitehead, Colson, 1969- Television adaptation of (work): Underground railroad. (Added Author). Jenkins, Barry, 1979- Container of (work) : Genesis. (Added Author). Criterion Collection (Firm), (publisher.). Amazon Studios, (production company.). Thuso Mbedu, Chase W. Dillon, Joel Edgerton, Fred Hechinger, Peter Mullan, Sheila Atim. (Cast).

Summary:

Cora, fleeing slavery, embarks on a treacherous quest for freedom and is menaced by violence, supported by a clandestine community fighting for liberation, and haunted by the people she loses along the way.

Record details

ISBN: 9798886071542
Physical Description: 4 videodiscs (585 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (24 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 16 cm) + 1 pamphlet (folded : color illustrations ; 18 cm)
Edition: DVD special edition.
Publisher: New York : The Criterion Collection, [2024]
Copyright: ©2024

Content descriptions

General Note:	Wide screen. Adaptation of Colson Whitehead's Pulitzer Prize-winning 2016 novel. Special features: New audio commentary featuring Jenkins and, on select chapters, cinematographer James Laxton and lead editor Joi McMillon, with an introduction by the director; New graphic-novel adaptation of "Genesis," an unfilmed chapter of The Underground Railroad written by Jenkins and Nathan C. Parker, drawn by Valentine De Landro, with an introduction by Jenkins ; The Gaze, a companion film by Jenkins, with a new introduction by the director ; Deleted scenes, with a statement by Jenkins ; Seven teasers made by Jenkins, with a new introduction by the director ; Building "The Underground Railroad," a short program featuring Jenkins and production designer Mark Friedberg discussing the creation of the train-station sets ; An essay by critic Angelica Jade Bastǐn.
Formatted Contents Note:	Disc one: Chapter one: Georgia -- Chapter two: South Carolina ; Disc two: Chapter three: North Carolina -- Chapter four: The great spirit -- Chapter five: Tennessee exodus ; Disc three: Chapter six: Tenneessee proverbs -- Chapter seven: Fanny Briggs -- Chapter eight: Indiana autumn ; Disc four: Chapter nine: Indiana winter -- Chapter ten: Mabel.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director, Barry Jenkins.
Participant or Performer Note:	Thuso Mbedu, Chase W. Dillon, Joel Edgerton, Fred Hechinger, Peter Mullan, Sheila Atim.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:	Originally broadcast as single episodes of a television program in 2021.
System Details Note:	DVD; region 1 NTSC; widescreen (1.78:1, 2.39:1); Dolby Digital 5.1 surround; described video; color.
Language Note:	English audio; English SDH subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.