Booker (1984 film)
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| Directed by | Stan Lathan |
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| Composer(s) | Webster Lewis |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
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| Executive producer(s) | Avon Kirkland |
| Producer(s) | Whitney Green |
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| Editor(s) | Stephen Stept |
| Running time | 56 minutes[1] |
| Production company(s) | New Images Productions |
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| Original network | Disney Channel |
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Booker is a 1984 American biographical short television film directed by Stan Lathan, and starring Shavar Ross, CCH Pounder, Thalmus Rasulala, Shelley Duvall, and Judge Reinhold.[3] Its plot follows the early life of civil rights activist Booker T. Washington.[2] The film first screened on the Disney Channel on October 1, 1984.
Cast
- Shavar Ross as Booker T. Washington
- CCH Pounder as Jane
- Thalmus Rasulala as Wash
- James Bond III as John
- Shelley Duvall as Laura Burroughs
- Judge Reinhold as Newt Burroughs
- Julius Harris as Lee
- LeVar Burton as William Davis
- Mel Stewart as Reverend Rice
- Marian Mercer as Mrs. Ruffner
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