The Supreme Court

Resource Information

The work The Supreme Court represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Richland Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

The Supreme Court

Statement of responsibility

director, Thomas Lennon ; series producer, Mark Zwonitzer ; executive producer, Jody Sheff ; a HiddenHill production for Thirteen/WNET New York ; Educational Broadcasting Corp

Contributor

• Strathairn, David
• Rapley, Rob
• WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
• Wignot, Jamila
• Lennon, Thomas
• Elliott, Julia
• Chewning, Alton
• Hidden Hill Productions
• Sheff, Jody
• Keane, Brian
• Shaw, Bruce
• Ambrose Video Publishing
• Sinkler, Scott
• Chin, Michael
• Marritz, Edward
• Educational Broadcasting Corporation
• Barteski, Ed
• Cramer, Richard Ben
• Zwonitzer, Mark
• Andracke, Gregory

Subject

• Documentary television programs
• Television programs for the hearing impaired
• Rehnquist, William H, 1924-2005
• Taney, Roger Brooke, 1777-1864
• United States -- History
• Constitutional history -- United States
• Marshall, John, 1755-1835
• United States, Supreme Court -- History

Genre

• Television programs for the hearing impaired
• Documentary television programs

Language

• eng
• spa
• eng

Summary

• Set: A look at the history, impact and drama of The Supreme Court, focusing especially on the personalities of America's highest court
• One nation under law: "Examines the creation of the Court and follows it through the brink of the Civil War, paying particular attention to the fourth chief justice of the Supreme Court - John Marshall - and to his successor, Roger Taney" -- Set container
• A new kind of justice: "Explores the issues before the Court from the aftermath of the Civil War through the 1930s. This was a period of unprecedented economic growth as the nation industrialized but was also a time of unregulated work conditions - the court found itself squarely in the middle of what was almost class warfare" -- Set container
• A nation of liberties: "Focuses on the Court's reaction to state and federal legislation on Bill of Rights freedoms, with special attention to the explosion of civil rights cases from the early 1940s to the present" -- Set container
• The Rehnquist revolution: "Details the court from the election of President Richard Nixon - who appointed 4 new justices in less than two years - through to the more recent Court of today. During this period one man put his stamp on the institution and solidified and enhanced the power of the Court in the modern area" -- Set container

Member of

LEXRNSumJoQ

Cataloging source

MHL

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Original music composer, Brian Keane

Language note

• In English, with optional Spanish subtitles
• Closed-captioned

PerformerNote

Narrator, David Strathairn

Runtime

226

Technique

live action