Oscar Micheaux: The Czar of Black Hollywood (2014)
The Czar of Black Hollywood is a documentary film chronicling the early life and career of African-American filmmaker Oscar Micheaux (1884-1951). Oscar Micheaux was America's preeminent black filmmaker for three decades, having directed or produced 22 silent movies and 15 talking pictures.The Czar of Black Hollywood uses archival film, photos, illustrations and music to weave a narrative of Micheaux's early life and his production of the first feature length silent film and the first feature length sound motion picture by an African-American.
Director: Bayer Mack
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 60 min
Release Date: September 26, 2014
Original Language: en
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- What is Oscar Micheaux: The Czar of Black Hollywood about?
- The Czar of Black Hollywood is a documentary film chronicling the early life and career of African-American filmmaker Oscar Micheaux (1884-1951). Oscar Micheaux was America's preeminent black filmmaker for three decades, having directed or produced 22 silent movies and 15 talking pictures.The Czar of Black Hollywood uses archival film, photos, illustrations and music to weave a narrative of Micheaux's early life and his production of the first feature length silent film and the first feature length sound motion picture by an African-American.
- Who directed Oscar Micheaux: The Czar of Black Hollywood?
- Oscar Micheaux: The Czar of Black Hollywood was directed by Bayer Mack.
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- Oscar Micheaux: The Czar of Black Hollywood has a runtime of 1h 0m (60 minutes).
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- Oscar Micheaux: The Czar of Black Hollywood is a Documentary film.