Fences

Resource Information

The work Fences represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Noble County Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Fences

Statement of responsibility

Paramount Pictures presents ; in association with Bron Creative ; in association with Macro Media ; produced by Scott Rudin, Denzel Washington, Todd Black ; screenplay by August Wilson ; directed by Denzel Washington

Contributor

• Williamson, Mykelti,
• Bron Studios,
• Macro Media,
• Paramount Pictures Corporation,
• Adepo, Jovan,
• Black, Todd,
• Christensen, Charlotte Bruus,
• Davis, Sharen,
• Davis, Viola, 1965-
• Gropman, David,
• Henderson, Stephen, 1949-
• Hornsby, Russell,
• Rudin, Scott, 1958-
• Sidney, Saniyya,
• Washington, Denzel, 1954-
• Wilson, August
• Wilson, August,
• Winborne, Hughes,
• Zarvos, Marcelo,

Actor

• Henderson, Stephen, 1949-
• Hornsby, Russell,
• Davis, Viola, 1965-
• Sidney, Saniyya,
• Williamson, Mykelti,
• Adepo, Jovan,
• Washington, Denzel, 1954-

Composer

• Zarvos, Marcelo,

Costume designer

• Davis, Sharen,

Director of photography

• Christensen, Charlotte Bruus,

Editor of moving image work

• Winborne, Hughes,

Film director

• Washington, Denzel, 1954-

Film distributor

• Paramount Pictures Corporation,

Film producer

• Washington, Denzel, 1954-
• Rudin, Scott, 1958-
• Black, Todd,

Presenter

• Macro Media,
• Paramount Pictures Corporation,
• Bron Studios,

Production company

• Macro Media,
• Bron Studios,

Production designer

• Gropman, David,

Screenwriter

• Wilson, August,

Subject

• Social problem films
• African American families -- Drama
• Sanitation workers -- Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh -- Drama
• Families -- Drama
• Fathers and sons -- Drama
• Fathers and sons -- United States -- Drama
• Feature films
• Wilson, August -- Film adaptations
• Fiction films
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Film adaptations
• Man-woman relationships -- Drama
• Negro leagues -- Drama
• Video recordings for people with visual disabilities
• Race relations -- Drama

Genre

• trueDrama
• Fiction films
• Feature films
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Social problem films
• Video recordings for people with visual disabilities
• trueFilm adaptations

Language

• eng
• eng
• fre
• spa
• eng

Summary

In 1950s Pittsburgh, a black garbage collector named Troy Maxson--bitter that baseball's color barrier was only broken after his own heyday in the Negro Leagues--is prone to taking out his frustrations on his loved ones

Awards note

Academy Award, 2016: Best supporting actress (Davis).

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Music by Marcelo Zarvos ; costume designer, Sharen Davis ; editor, Hughes Winborne ; production designer, David Gropman ; director of photography, Charlotte Bruus Christensen

Dewey number

791.43/72

Intended audience

MPAA rating: PG-13; for thematic elements, language and some suggestive references

Language note

English dialogue; optional English described video; optional English, French, or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned in English

LC call number

PN1997.2

LC item number

.F46 2017

PerformerNote

Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Jovan Adepo, Russell Hornsby, Mykelti Williamson, Saniyya Sidney

Runtime

138

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action