Black Hollywood (1997)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 30M

Director : Eckhart Schmidt

Synopsis

Documentary by Eckhart Schmidt.

Actors

CCH Pounder
CCH Pounder
Self
Laurence Fishburne
Laurence Fishburne
Self
Melanie Jung
Melanie Jung
Narrator
Udo Wachtveitl
Udo Wachtveitl
Narrator

Crews

Eckhart Schmidt
Eckhart Schmidt
Director
Eckhart Schmidt
Eckhart Schmidt
Music
Eckhart Schmidt
Eckhart Schmidt
Writer
Eckhart Schmidt
Eckhart Schmidt
Producer
Eckhart Schmidt
Eckhart Schmidt
Editor
Thomas Fuchsberger
Thomas Fuchsberger
Music
Isi ter Jung
Isi ter Jung
Production Manager
Isi ter Jung
Isi ter Jung
Researcher
Brett Brooke
Brett Brooke
Sound

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