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Ralph Ellison: An American Journey

  • Episode aired Feb 19, 2002
  • TV-14
  • 1h 27m
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American Masters (1985)
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This documentary presents a portrait of African American author Ralph Ellison, one of the great American novelists of the twentieth century.This documentary presents a portrait of African American author Ralph Ellison, one of the great American novelists of the twentieth century.This documentary presents a portrait of African American author Ralph Ellison, one of the great American novelists of the twentieth century.

  • Directors
    • Avon Kirkland
    • Elise Robertson
  • Writers
    • Ralph Ellison
    • Avon Kirkland
    • Anne Seidlitz
  • Stars
    • Andre Braugher
    • John Amos
    • Paul Benjamin
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    6.6/10
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    • Directors
      • Avon Kirkland
      • Elise Robertson
    • Writers
      • Ralph Ellison
      • Avon Kirkland
      • Anne Seidlitz
    • Stars
      • Andre Braugher
      • John Amos
      • Paul Benjamin
    • 1User review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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      • 1 nomination total

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    Andre Braugher
    Andre Braugher
    • Narrator
    • (voice)
    John Amos
    John Amos
    • Dr. Bledsoe
    Paul Benjamin
    Paul Benjamin
    • Grandfather
    Jacques C. Smith
    Jacques C. Smith
    • Invisible Man
    Amiri Baraka
    Amiri Baraka
    • Self
    Stanley Crouch
    Stanley Crouch
    • Self
    Henry Louis Gates Jr.
    Henry Louis Gates Jr.
    • Self
    • (as Henry Louis Gates)
    Toni Morrison
    Toni Morrison
    • Self
    Clyde Taylor
    • Self
    Cornel West
    Cornel West
    • Self
    A'da Alison Woolfolk
    • Mattie Lou Trueblood
    • Directors
      • Avon Kirkland
      • Elise Robertson
    • Writers
      • Ralph Ellison
      • Avon Kirkland
      • Anne Seidlitz
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    a movie version of I'm?

    do you think there will be a movie version of Invisible Man? when i first read the book, i totally saw it as a movie playing out the narration of the unnamed black man. the protagonist in the movie Rebecca had no name, thanks to the direction of Sir Alfred Hitchcock. If they did a movie with an unnamed hero like Rebecca, why not Invisible Man? they can come up with creative ways to keep the narrator from being named, right? Like in the documentary, have the guy narrate the voice-over and the same guy acting out the events that the narrator points out. let me say this, i personally love this book because the details captured my mind.

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    • Release date
      • February 19, 2002 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • American Masters: PBS companion site
      • California Newsreel
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Ralph Ellison On an American Journey On American Masters
    • Production companies
      • 1515 Productions Limited
      • American Masters Pictures
      • American Masters
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      1 hour 27 minutes
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      • Color

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