The Liberation of L.B. Jones
GPTKB entity
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| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
film
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| gptkbp:awards |
Nominated for an NAACP Image Award
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| gptkbp:basedOn |
a_novel_by_John_A._Williams
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| gptkbp:boxOffice |
$1.5 million
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| gptkbp:character |
gptkb:Judge
Bishop Duke Woman Deputy Man Girl Maggie Old Man Clyde Daisy Mabel Sheriff Young Man Bobby Boy Reverend Man 2 Man 3 Man 4 Man 5 Woman 2 Woman 3 Woman 4 Woman 5 Mr._Jones Mrs._Jones L.B._Jones Missy_Jones |
| gptkbp:cinematographyBy |
Charles_Lang
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| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
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| gptkbp:criticalReception |
mixed reviews
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| gptkbp:culturalImpact |
considered_a_significant_film_in_African_American_cinema
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| gptkbp:director |
gptkb:William_Wyler
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| gptkbp:distributor |
20th Century Fox
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| gptkbp:editor |
gptkb:Robert_L._Simpson
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| gptkbp:filmFestival |
gptkb:Cannes_Film_Festival
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| gptkbp:genre |
drama
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| gptkbp:homeMediaRelease |
DVD release in 2005
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Liberation of L.B. Jones
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| gptkbp:influenced |
subsequent films about race relations
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| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Southern_Gothic_literature
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement |
| gptkbp:language |
English
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| gptkbp:notableFeature |
explores racial tensions
addresses themes of love and betrayal features_a_predominantly_African_American_cast set_in_the_American_South |
| gptkbp:notableQuote |
"You can't be free if you don't know what freedom is."
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| gptkbp:plot |
A man seeks to liberate himself from the constraints of society.
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| gptkbp:rating |
PG
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| gptkbp:releaseDate |
April 1970
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| gptkbp:releaseYear |
1970
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| gptkbp:remake |
The_Liberation_of_L.B._Jones_(2019)
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| gptkbp:runtime |
103 minutes
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| gptkbp:screenplayBy |
gptkb:Lillian_Hellman
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| gptkbp:soundtrack |
gptkb:Quincy_Jones
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| gptkbp:starring |
gptkb:Roscoe_Lee_Browne
gptkb:Diana_Sands gptkb:Lee_J._Cobb |