Van Peebles, Mario

Overview

Works:	236 works in 635 publications in 6 languages and 13,614 library holdings
Genres:	Drama Biographical films Action and adventure films Sports films War films Gangster films History Television adaptations Film adaptations Television mini-series
Roles:	Actor, Director, Producer, Author of screenplay, Author, Performer, Narrator, Scenarist, Film editor
Classifications:	PN1997, 791.4372

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works about Mario Van Peebles

Heroes don't just happen : biographies of overcoming bias and building character in entertainment by Corinne J Naden( Book )
Posse, this spring( Visual )
Mario Van Peebles( )
Van Peebles, Mario( )
James E. Hinton Collection by James E Hinton( Visual )

Rappin' motion picture stills collection( Visual )
Posse, the untold story of the West( Visual )
Solo motion picture stills collection by Rico Torres( Visual )
Contemporary Black biography. profiles from the international Black community( )
Contemporary Black biography. profiles from the international Black community by Barbara C Bigelow( )

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Most widely held works by Mario Van Peebles

Ali by Michael Mann( Visual )

26 editions published between 2000 and 2017 in 3 languages and held by 1,831 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Widescreen. Dramatic biography of boxing great Muhammad Ali, which focuses on the ten-year period of 1964-1974. In that time, the brash, motor-mouthed athlete quickly dominates his sport, meets and marries his first wife, converts to Islam (changing his name from Cassius Clay), and defies the United States government by refusing to submit to military conscription for duty in Vietnam. His world heavyweight champion title thus stripped from him entirely for political reasons, the champ sets about to win back his crown, culminating in a legendary unification bout against George Foreman in Zaire, dubbed the "Rumble in the Jungle."

Heartbreak Ridge by Warner Brothers( Visual )

17 editions published between 1986 and 2010 in English and French and held by 1,106 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

There are no wars to fight. But Gunnery Sgt. Tom Highway, a dog-faced relic of past wars, still has a lot of fight in him. He is a Marine Corps lifer who started his last tour of duty before retirement, and sees the bumpy road his life has taken become more complicated, due to feisty recruits, by-the-book officers, and a salty ex-wife to whom he's still attracted

Roots( Visual )

2 editions published in 2016 in English and held by 893 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The gripping story is told through four generations, from the capture of Kunta Kinte in Africa to his transport to Colonial America in brutal conditions through successive generations fighting to win their freedom in the Civil War

New Jack City by Mario Van Peebles( Visual )

45 editions published between 1991 and 2015 in 5 languages and held by 870 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Gangster film, set in New York City during the 1980s, about a young, rich, smart drug baron who thinks he's untouchable, and the tough, street-smart cops determined to bring him down

Damages( Visual )

1 edition published in 2010 in English and held by 710 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

After her unprecedented victory over billionaire Arthur Frobisher, Patty Hewes has the legal world at her feet. Just as she is pondering her next move, Daniel Purcell, a man from Patty's past, throws her into a new legal challenge. What starts as a domestic murder case escalates into the highest reaches of government as Patty unearths a vast conspiracy. Ellen, at the same time, is on a mission to take Patty down. She's agreed to act as an informant for the F.B.I., assisting them in their criminal investigation of Patty and the firm

USS Indianapolis : men of courage( Visual )

6 editions published between 2016 and 2017 in English and held by 623 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The harrowing true story of the crew of the USS Indianapolis, who were stranded in the Philippine Sea for five days after delivering the atomic weapons that would eventually end WWII. As they awaited rescue, they endured extreme thirst, hunger, and relentless shark attacks. Includes French closed-captions

Carlito's way by Brian De Palma( Visual )

12 editions published between 2005 and 2007 in 3 languages and held by 524 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

See how it all began, the gripping tale of the early years of gangster Carlito Brigante. Seduced by the power of the brutal New York underworld, he enters a deadly circle of greed and retribution

Jaws, the revenge by Michael De Guzman( Visual )

8 editions published between 1987 and 2016 in English and held by 457 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The widowed Ellen Brody now finds herself reliving the horrors of the past when a mammoth shark kills her son. Grief-stricken, she travels to the Bahamas to be with her other son, a marine biologist, and his family. There she meets and falls for a carefree airplane pilot. But just as she is putting her life back together, the nightmare of the past returns when her granddaughter is attacked by an all-too-familiar Great White. Determined to end the terror once and for all, Ellen sets out for a showdown to the death. The action and tension build rapidly to a shattering climax in this, the most incredible Jaws adventure of them all

Baadasssss!( Visual )

15 editions published between 2003 and 2014 in English and Undetermined and held by 394 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A candid portrait of Melvin Van Peeble's struggles as a young, black director during the society-shifting 1970s. Determined to make a film that matters, Melvin deals with two-faced backers, a rag-tag crew, threatening creditors, and various shades of Hollywood hypocrisy. With everything on the line, his only choice is to stick to his guns and do whatever it takes to get his neo-blaxploitation epic to the audience for which it was envisioned

All things fall apart( Visual )

4 editions published between 2011 and 2012 in English and held by 380 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A promising football running back plans to make it to the NFL. At the pinnacle of his college football career, his dreams are shattered and he loses everything. But determination and a newly found inner strength enable him to triumph

The First Amendment project( Visual )

2 editions published in 2005 in English and held by 379 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Fox vs. Franken: In an absurd convergence of circumstances, Fox News filed a lawsuit against liberal imp Al Franken (they objected to his parody of their slogan "fair and balanced") in order to coddle star pundit Bill O'Reilly. The real joke is how badly Fox's efforts to muscle Franken backfired, putting them in the middle of a story so crazy, it reads like something Franken could have invented for one of his own books

Posse by Mario Van Peebles( Visual )

22 editions published between 1993 and 2011 in English and Undetermined and held by 371 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Western about a mostly black posse who do battle with a pompous, racist colonel, and a vicious white sheriff who wants to take over a peaceful black frontier settlement

10,000 black men named George by Not Available( Visual )

6 editions published between 2001 and 2003 in English and held by 364 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The true story of the formation of the first black-controlled union, the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters. Asa Philip Randolph, a black journalist establishes a voice for the forgotten workers of the Pullman Rail Company, were all black porters were simply named "George", after George Pullman, the first person to employ emancipated slaves

Red sky( Visual )

11 editions published between 2013 and 2015 in 3 languages and held by 275 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Disgraced Top Gun fighter pilot Butch Masters leads a rogue squad to recover a cataclysmic WMD. Finding his former partner Tom Craig working as a hired gun for the terrorists, Masters must navigate a fractured friendship, a love triangle, and must take to the red-streaked skies of combat to reclaim his military and personal honor

Mama Flora's family by Alex Haley( Visual )

4 editions published between 1998 and 2001 in English and held by 273 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Flora begins life as a sharecropper in Tennessee at the beginning of the twentieth century. After her husband is murdered, she takes her family north, where they struggle through the Great Depression, both World Wars, and the Civil Rights movement

Panther : a pictorial history of the Black Panthers and the story behind the film by Mario Van Peebles( Book )

4 editions published in 1995 in English and held by 234 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

De Sorte Panteres historie fra 1966-1982 og baggrunden for Melvyn van Peebles film om dem

Highlander : the final dimension by Dimension Home Video( Visual )

10 editions published between 1990 and 2006 in English and Undetermined and held by 229 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The immortal John MacLeod is destined for a decisive battle with his ruthless eternal enemy and must make a heroic last stand if he is to rid the earth of the seemingly unstoppable Kane

Multiple sarcasms by Timothy Hutton( Visual )

3 editions published in 2010 in English and held by 205 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Gabriel Richmond has it all with a great career, loving wife and daughter, and wonderful friends. So why is he so miserable? To make sense of it all, Gabe writes an autobiographical stage play that may just reveal the answer that was under his nose all along

Hard Luck by Mario Van Peebles( Visual )

11 editions published between 2006 and 2014 in 3 languages and held by 182 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Three converging storylines involving bootleggers, a serial killer, and drug dealers. A former drug dealer tries to go straight, but comes across a stash of stolen drugs

A letter to dad( Visual )

2 editions published in 2008 in English and held by 173 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"Dan Donahue has finally met the woman of his dreams, but on the night he is going to propose, he is overcome by a deep-rooted anger caused by his father who abandoned him as a boy. Dan confronts his feelings of bitterness head on, as he pours out his heart in a letter to his father. As Dan writes, his life is unfolded, revealing his pain and ultimate joy, as he grows from a young, troubled teen into a strong, spiritual man. In the end, Dan's father must face his own failures as a father in a climactic one-on-one meeting with the son he left behind. Based on a true story, A Letter to Dad is the touching story of how faith and love can overcome a lifetime of pain and anger."--Container

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