James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
1989 | 87m | English
Popularity: 0.2 (history)
| Director: | Karen Thorsen |
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| Writer: | Karen Thorsen, Douglas K. Dempsey |
| Staring: |
| James Baldwin was at once a major 20th century American author, a Civil Rights activist and, for two crucial decades, a prophetic voice calling Americans, black and white, to confront their shared racial tragedy. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 14, 1989 |
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| Director: | Karen Thorsen |
| Writer: | Karen Thorsen, Douglas K. Dempsey |
| Genres: | |
| Keywords | literature, political activism |
| Production Companies | Eagle Rock Entertainment, Thirteen, Maysles Films, American Masters Pictures, Nobody Knows Productions, Karen Thorsen |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 21, 2026 Entered: May 19, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| James Baldwin | Self (archive footage) |
| Maya Angelou | Self |
| Amiri Baraka | Self |
| David Baldwin | Self |
| David Leeming | Self |
| Lucien Happersberger | Self |
| Bernard Hassel | Self |
| William Cole | Self |
| Ishmael Reed | Self |
| William Styron | Self |
| Engin Cezzar | Self |
| Yashar Kemal | Self |
| James Briggs Murray | Self |
| Frances Foster | Self |
| Bobby Short | Self |
| Cynthia Packard | Self |
| Alexa Birdsong | Self |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Steven Olswang | Editor |
| Peter Miller | Sound Recordist |
| Sandra Guthrie | Co-Editor |
| Don Lenzer | Director of Photography |
| Tom Krueger | Assistant Camera |
| Karen Thorsen | Writer, Director |
| Douglas K. Dempsey | Writer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| William Miles | Producer |
| Joy Birdsong | Associate Producer |
| Joe Wood | Co-Producer |
| Karen Thorsen | Producer |
| Douglas K. Dempsey | Co-Producer |
| Susan Lacy | Executive Producer |
| Albert Maysles | Executive Producer |
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