Race to freedom the story of the underground railroad / [videorecording] : Title on container: Race to freedom: The story of the underground railroad. an Atlantis Films Limited production in association with United Image Entertainment ; produced in association with the Family Channel (US), Black Entertainment Television and CTV Television Network, Ltd. ; produced with the participation of Telefilm Canada, Ontario Film Development Corporation and with the assistance of Rogers Telefund ; distributed by Xenon Pictures ; executive producers, Seaton McLean, Tim Reid ; co-executive producers, Peter Sussman, Anne Marie La Traverse ; supervising producer, Mary Kahn ; producers, Daphne Ballon, Brian Parker ; directed by Don McBrearty ; teleplay by Diana Braithwaite, Nancy Trites Botkin, Peter Mohan. , Canada. - Santa Monica, CA : Xenon Pictures, 2001. - 1 videodisc (90 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

For specific features see interactive menu. "Inspired by the novel 'Underground to Canada' by Barbara Smucker"--End credits. "C1993 Freenorth Productions Inc., in trust"--End credits.

Cinematographer, Rene Ohashi; composer, Christopher Dedrick; editor, Ralph Brunjes; sound mixers, Dino Pigat, Tim O'Connell; executive story consultant, Anne Frank. Cinematographer, Rene Ohashi; composer, Christopher Dedrick; editor, Ralph Brunjes; sound mixers, Dino Pigat, Tim O'Connell; executive story consultant, Anne Frank.

Starring: Janet Bailey (Sarah), Michael Riley (Alexander Ross), Ron White (Hort), Dawnn Lewis (Minnie), James Blendick (Colonel Fairling), Courtney B. Vance (Thomas); guest starring: Tim Reid (Frederick Douglass); with: Glynn Turman (Solomon); featuring: Roy Lewis (Joe), Ron Small (Ben), Tom Butler (Overseer), Susan Hogan (Mrs. Fairling), Ron Hartmann (Senator), James B. Douglas (Business man), Falconer Abraham (Walter), Kurt Reis (Sheriff).

This is the dramatic story of four slaves who escape from a cotton plantation in the South and travel along a clandestine network of escape routes, known as "the underground railroad", to freedom in Canada.

Not rated.


DVD.

ISBN: 1578296145

Publisher. No.: 1522 DVD Video

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Fugitive slaves--United States--Drama.
Underground railroad--Drama.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Historical--Feature.