Posse
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Posse is a 1993 Western film directed by and starring Mario Van Peebles, notable for its predominantly Black cast and its revisionist take on the American Western genre.
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Western film
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film ⓘ revisionist Western film ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Keith Holland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Mario Van Peebles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Gramercy Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Steven Kemper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Angel
NERFINISHED
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Carver NERFINISHED ⓘ Colonel Graham NERFINISHED ⓘ Cookie NERFINISHED ⓘ Father Time NERFINISHED ⓘ Jesse Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ K.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ Little J NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Western
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revisionist Western ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Big Daddy Kane
NERFINISHED
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Billy Zane NERFINISHED ⓘ Blair Underwood NERFINISHED ⓘ Charles Lane NERFINISHED ⓘ Isaac Hayes NERFINISHED ⓘ Mario Van Peebles NERFINISHED ⓘ Melvin Van Peebles NERFINISHED ⓘ Pam Grier NERFINISHED ⓘ Reginald VelJohnson NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ Salli Richardson NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen Baldwin NERFINISHED ⓘ Tiny Lister Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Tommy ‘Tiny’ Lister NERFINISHED ⓘ Tone Lōc NERFINISHED ⓘ Woody Strode NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart | framing narration by an elderly character ⓘ |
| hasScreenwriter |
Dario Scardapane
NERFINISHED
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Ezra Swerdlow NERFINISHED ⓘ Sy Richardson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTagline | “The untold story of the Wild West.” ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
Black cowboys and lawmen
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Black soldiers in the American West ⓘ racism in the post–Civil War United States ⓘ |
| MPAARating | R ⓘ |
| musicBy | Lennie Niehaus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation |
American West
NERFINISHED
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Cuba NERFINISHED ⓘ Freyville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
predominantly Black cast
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revisionist portrayal of the American Western genre ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
NERFINISHED
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Working Title Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1993 ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1993 ⓘ |
| runningTime | 111 minutes ⓘ |
| setInPeriod |
Spanish–American War
NERFINISHED
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late 19th century ⓘ |
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