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10,000 black men named George, Paramount Pictures presents Dufferin Gate Productions, Paramount Network Television and Paramount Television ; producer, Michelle Mundy ; writer, Cyrus Nowrasteh ; director, Robert Townsend

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10,000 black men named George, Paramount Pictures presents Dufferin Gate Productions, Paramount Network Television and Paramount Television ; producer, Michelle Mundy ; writer, Cyrus Nowrasteh ; director, Robert Townsend
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eng
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videorecording
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MPAA rating: R; for language and brief nudity
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10,000 black men named George
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52220370
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Paramount Pictures presents Dufferin Gate Productions, Paramount Network Television and Paramount Television ; producer, Michelle Mundy ; writer, Cyrus Nowrasteh ; director, Robert Townsend
Runtime
95
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Paramount DVD collection
Summary
The true story of the formation of the first black-controlled union, the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters. Asa Philip Randolph, a black journalist establishes a voice for the forgotten workers of the Pullman Rail Company, were all black porters were simply named "George", after George Pullman, the first person to emply emancipated slaves
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
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