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Only the Strong Survive - DVD

SKU: 6137824 | Release Date: 2/3/2004

Rating: PG-13

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Rating: PG-13
Format: DVD
Theatrical Release: 2002
Length: 96 minutes
Genre: Biographies
Studio: Walt Disney Video

Synopsis

Roger Friedman is an entertainment journalist and music fan with a particular love for R&B and soul music from the mid-'50s to the pre-disco era of the early '70s. Owing in part to segregated booking policies and simple lack of proper archiving, Friedman discovered there is little or no surviving film footage or videotape of many of the greatest artists of the era performing on-stage. However, a large number of the performers in question were still active and performing on a regular basis, and with the help of documentary filmmakers Chris Hegedus and D.A. Pennebaker, Friedman set out to capture some of his favorites on film while they were still in good form. Only the Strong Survive features knockout performances from such R&B legends as Wilson Pickett, Jerry Butler, the Chi-Lites, Carla Thomas, Mary Wilson, Ann Peebles, and many more, as well as interviews in which the artists discuss the ups and downs of their lives in music. Only the Strong Survive also features performance footage of Memphis R&B pioneer Rufus Thomas, who had passed on at the age of 84, less than two months before the film was screened at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

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Digital Theater Systems (akin to 5.1)

Languages/Sound

Eng

Subtitle Languages

Spa/Eng

Additional Features

cc Live performances by Sir Mack Rice ("Mustang Sally"), Ann Peebles ("I Can't Stand the Rain"), Sam Moore ("Hold On! I'm a Comin'"), William Bell ("You Don't Miss Your Water"), The Chi Lites featuring Eugene Record ("Oh Girl!"), and Rufus Thomas and Carla Thomas ("Night Time Is the Right Time") "What is Soul?" featurette with Sam Moore, Carla Thomas (with Bobby Manuel), Wilson Pickett, and Mary Wilson "The Rufus and Jaye Show" featurette with Rufus Thomas and Jaye Davis Commentary track from record producer Jerry Wexler, Carla Thomas, Marvell Thomas, Sam Moore, and Joyce Moore Biography and discography notes for all the artists

Chapters

Side #1 --
1. Opening Credits: Searching for Soul [7:09]
2. The Wicked Pickett [5:36]
3. Beating the Demon [6:29]
4. Queen Mary [9:16]
5. Self-Made Men [6:10]
6. The Crown Princess of Soul [7:11]
7. (I Feel Like) Breaking Up Somebody's Home [3:54]
8. Have You Seen Her? [5:24]
9. The Iceman [4:52]
10. When Something Is Wrong [6:14]
11. In the Midnight Hour [3:38]
12. For Your Protection [3:23]
13. Soul Man [1:28]
14. Gee Whiz (Look at His Eyes) [4:32]
15. Walking the Dog [7:35]
16. (Night Time Is) The Right Time [4:00]
17. End Credits: Don't Let Go [4:51]

Cast

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Executive Producer: Harvey Weinstein
Associate Producer: Rebecca Marshall
Cinematographer: Jehane Noujaim
Executive Producer: Bob Weinstein
Cinematographer: Chris Hegedus
Editor: Chris Hegedus
Director: Chris Hegedus
Cinematographer: D.A. Pennebaker
Editor: D.A. Pennebaker
Director: D.A. Pennebaker
Cinematographer: Nick Doob
Producer: Frazer Pennebaker
Cinematographer: Jim Desmond
Editor: Erez Laufer
Cinematographer: Erez Laufer
Sound/Sound Designer: John Paul Pennebaker ,Kit Pennebaker
Editor: Roger Friedman
Producer: Roger Friedman

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