Bibliograph

Lost in the stars, directed by Daniel Mann ; screenplay by Alfred Hayes ; book and lyrics by Maxwell Anderson ; music by Kurt Weill ; American Film Theatre ; produced by Ely Landau

Type

Label

Lost in the stars, directed by Daniel Mann ; screenplay by Alfred Hayes ; book and lyrics by Maxwell Anderson ; music by Kurt Weill ; American Film Theatre ; produced by Ely Landau

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Main title

Lost in the stars

Medium

videorecording

Oclc number

53438638

Responsibility statement

directed by Daniel Mann ; screenplay by Alfred Hayes ; book and lyrics by Maxwell Anderson ; music by Kurt Weill ; American Film Theatre ; produced by Ely Landau

Runtime

Series statement

American Film Theatre series

Summary

Stephen Kumalo, a black South African minister, searches the unfamiliar back alleys and shanty towns of Johannesburg for his son, Absalom. But Kumalo's unwavering faith is put to the test when he finds Absalom in jail facing a capital murder charge. Courage, dignity, and sacrifice fall prey to the whirlwind of racist hypocrisy and hollow justice in Absalom's trial. Absalom's reunion and reconciliation with this father, his jailhouse marriage to his pregnant sweetheart, and his heroic determination to tell the truth set the stage for a tragic climax

Table Of Contents

Features the songs The hills of Ixopo ; Thousands of miles ; Train to Johannesburg ; Search ; The little gray house ; Who'll buy? ; Trouble man ; Murder in Parkwold ; Fear ; Lost in the stars ; Wild justice ; O Tixo, Tixo, help me ; Stay well ; Cry, the beloved country ; Big mole ; Chapel scene ; A bird of passage ; Four o'clock

Target audience

general

Technique

live action

Classification