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Tight 44-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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Take This Hammer
1964 0h 44m EN
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10.0
MASTERPIECE
★10.0TMDB · 1
Documentary
Synopsis
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Take This Hammer features KQED's mobile film unit following author and activist James Baldwin in the spring of 1963, as he's driven around San Francisco to meet with members of the local African American community.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
James Baldwin
Self
Orville Luster
Self
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Richard O. Moore
- Countries
- United States of America
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The take
Richard O. Moore directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 44-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 262 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4James Baldwin and Orville Luster carry the top of the cast.
- 5Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 44 min · 0h 44m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Richard O. Moore
Production companies
Who made it
KQED
US
NET
US
Key crew
- ProducerRichard O. Moore
- CinematographyIrving Saraf
Release history · US
When it landed
- TV1964-02-04
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