Arthur Johnson Memorial Library

Widescreen format (aspect ratio 1.66:1).

Originally produced as a motion picture in 1989.

Special features include: production notes; cast and filmmakers' bios; theatrical trailer.

Original music score, Bill Lee ; editor, Barry Alexander Brown ; photography, Ernest Dickerson.

Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Richard Edson, Giancarlo Esposito, Spike Lee, Bill Nunn, John Turturro.

Traces the course of a single day on a block in the Bedford-Stuyvesant area of Brooklyn. It's the hottest day of the year, a scorching 24-hour period that will change the lives of its residents forever.

MPAA rating: R.

DVD ; NTSC ; Region 1.

For private home use only.

English, Spanish or French language soundtrack (surround) with optional subtitles in Spanish.

National Film Registry, 1999

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