Hidden figures. [videorecording (DVD)]
Hidden figures. [videorecording (DVD)]
Publication Date
:
2017
Physical Description
:
1 videodisc (ca. 127 min.)
Subject Term
:
Drama films.
African American women -- Drama.
Biographical films.
Genre
:
Historical films.
Feature films.
Additional Contributors
:
Henson, Taraji P.
Spencer, Octavia.
Monáe, Janelle.
Costner, Kevin.
Dunst, Kirsten, 1982-
Parsons, Jim, 1973-
Lee Shetterly, Margot.
Performer
:
Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monáe, Kevin Costner, Kirsten Dunst, Jim Parsons.
Summary
:
As the United States raced against Russia to put a man in space, NASA found untapped talent in a group of African-American female mathematicians that served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in U.S. history. Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, and Katherine Johnson crossed all gender, race, and professional lines while their brilliance and desire to dream big, beyond anything ever accomplished before by the human race, firmly cemented them in U.S. history as true American heroes.
Language
:
English
General Note
:
DVD.
Rated PG.
Loosely based on the 2016 non-fiction book "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly about three female African-American mathematicians who worked at NASA during the Space Race.
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