Beloved

Director: Jonathan Demme Jonathan Demme

Overview

"Jonathan Demme's adaptation of Toni Morrison's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel comes to DVD with a widescreen transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. A closed-captioned English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital 5.1, while a French soundtrack is recorded in Dolby Digital Stereo. There are no subtitles accessible on this release. Supplemental features include a ""making of"" featurette and a trailer. Although this film failed to connect with a mass audience, this disc will please those who discovered its merits. Fans of Oprah Winfrey and Jonathan Demme will find this disc most interesting."

Product Details

Release Date:	05/18/1999
UPC:	0717951002365
Original Release:	1998
Rating:	R
Source:	Walt Disney Video
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	2:51:00
Sales rank:	19,867

Special Features

Dolby Digital 5.1 audio; French-language track; Production featurette; Theatrical trailer; Chapter search

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Oprah Winfrey	Sethe
Danny Glover	Paul D
Thandie Newton	Beloved
Kimberly Elise	Denver
Beah Richards	Baby Suggs
Albert Hall	Stamp Paid,Ella
Carol Jane Lewis	Janey Wagon,Janey Wagon
Kessia Kordelle	Amy Denver
Jude Ciccolella	Schoolteacher
Anthony Chisholm	Langhorne
Dorothy Love Coates	M. Lucille Williams
Jane White	Lady Jones
Jason Robards	Baldwin
Yada Beener	Denver Aged 9
Emil Pinnock	Howard Aged 14
Calen Johnson	Buglar Aged 13,One of 'The Thirty Women'
George E. Ray	Reverend Pike
Wes Bentley	Schoolteacher's Nephew
Dashiell Eaves	Schoolteacher's Nephew
Tyler Hinson	Baby Beloved
Brian Hooks	Young Paul D
Angie Utt	Mrs. Garner
Hill Harper	Halle
Jim Roche	String Show Barker
Vertamae Grosvenor	Grace
Ramona Castle	Carnival Kid,Mr. Sawyer
Brooklyn James	Carnival Kid
Nora Marlowe	Carnival Kid
Frederick Strother	African Savage
Lillian Smith	Lemonade Server
Aliya Robinson	Denver's Carnival Friend
Joe Toutebon	Frenchie
Brittany Hawkins	Young Girl Sethe
Alerte Belance	Nan
Ayoka Dorsey	Sethe's Mother
Ashleigh Watson	Baby Denver
Dajon Matthews	Howard Aged 5
Norris Wiggins Jr.	Buglar Aged 4
Harry Northup	Sheriff
Tracey Walter	Slave Catcher
Terel Gibson	Buglar Aged 21
Damani Baker	Howard Aged 22
Paul Lazar	General Store Proprietor
Leigh Smiley	General Store Helper
Jiggs Walker	Good Samaritan
Dan Olmstead	Policeman
Charles Glenn	Helpful Gentleman
Anthony S. Calypso	Denver's Boyfriend
Ysaye M. Barnwell	One of 'The Thirty Women'
Trazana M. Beverly	One of 'The Thirty Women'
Cecelia Ann Birt	One of 'The Thirty Women'
Grace Blake	One of 'The Thirty Women'
Jordan Cael	One of 'The Thirty Women'
Nitanju Bolade Casel	One of 'The Thirty Women'
Edwidge Danticat	One of 'The Thirty Women'
Yanick Etienne	One of 'The Thirty Women'
Jacqueline Celestin Fils-Aime	One of 'The Thirty Women'
Denise Gassant	One of 'The Thirty Women'
Frances Gray	One of 'The Thirty Women'
Thelma Houston	One of 'The Thirty Women'
Aisha Kahlil	One of 'The Thirty Women'
Carol Lynn Maillard	One of 'The Thirty Women'
Dianne McIntyre	One of 'The Thirty Women'
Gaynielle Neville	One of 'The Thirty Women'
Madeline Preston	One of 'The Thirty Women'
Matt Rochester	One of 'The Thirty Women'
Millicent Sparks	One of 'The Thirty Women'
Lisa Summerour	One of 'The Thirty Women'
Ophelia M. Turner	One of 'The Thirty Women'
Karen Lorraine Vicks	One of 'The Thirty Women'
Willa Ward	One of 'The Thirty Women'
Pauletta Washington	One of 'The Thirty Women'
LisaGay Hamilton	Younger Sethe
Rachel Portman	Composer

Technical Credits

Akosua Busia

Richard LaGravenese

Adam Brooks

Jonathan Demme	Director,Producer
Akosua Busia	Screenwriter
Richard LaGravenese	Screenwriter
Adam Brooks	Screenwriter
Oprah Winfrey	Producer
Kate Forte	Producer
Gary Goetzman	Producer
Edward Saxon	Producer
Ron Bozman	Executive Producer
Tony Brubaker	Stunts
Howard Feuer	Casting
John Ottesen	Special Effects
Tom Ward	Special Effects
Willie Burton	Sound/Sound Designer