The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

"The essential travel guide for a segregated America"

2019 0h 52m EN

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★7.8TMDB · 64★8.1IMDB · 1,185

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Synopsis

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In 1936, Victor H. Green (1892-1960) published The Negro Motorist Green Book, a book that was both a travel guide and a survival manual, to help African-Americans navigate safe those regions of the United States where segregation and Jim Crow laws were disgracefully applied.

“The essential travel guide for a segregated America”

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Cast

Yoruba Richen
Self - Narrator (voice)
Delbert Hunt
Green Book Excerpts Narrator (voice)
Marquette Folley
Self - Smithsonian Institute Member
Karen Allen Baxter
Self
Jennifer Ivey
Self
Henrie Monteith Treadwel
Self - Civil Rights Activist
Murray Bishoff
Self - Journalist and Local Historian
Jack George
Self - Pierce City Resident

Credits

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Director: Yoruba Richen
Writers: Yoruba Richen
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 52-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 7 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Yoruba Richen, shot by Ariel Grandoli. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Kathryn Bostic. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Cinzia Baldessari shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Yoruba Richen and Delbert Hunt and Marquette Folley carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The essential travel guide for a segregated America".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yoruba Richen directs. Ariel Grandoli behind the camera. Kathryn Bostic scores. Cinzia Baldessari cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Tight 52-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 7 years ago.
3International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.
4Directed by Yoruba Richen, shot by Ariel Grandoli. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Kathryn Bostic. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Cinzia Baldessari shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Yoruba Richen and Delbert Hunt and Marquette Folley carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "The essential travel guide for a segregated America".
9IMDB entry: tt9758270 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 64 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.