Color Adjustment (1992)
A History of African American Portrayal on Television
86 min
From Amos 'n' Andy to Nat King Cole, from Roots to The Cosby Show, black people have played many roles on primetime television. Brilliantly weaving clips from classic TV shows with commentary from TV producers, black actors and scholars, Marlon Riggs blends humor, insight, and thoughtful analysis to explore the evolution of black/white relations as reflected by America's favorite addiction.
- Release date
- January 29, 1992
- Country of origin
- United States
Trailer
Cast
- Ruby Dee as Narrator
- Steven Bochco as Self
- Diahann Carroll as Self
- Henry Louis Gates Jr. as Self
- Herman Gray as Self
- Bob Henry as Self
- Hal Kanter as Self
- Norman Lear as Self
- Sheldon Leonard as Self
- Denise Nicholas as Self
Crew
- Marlon Riggs · Director
- Marlon Riggs · Writer
- Vivian Kleiman · Producer
- Marlon Riggs · Producer
- Mary Watkins · Composer
- Michael Anderson · Cinematographer
- Rick Butler · Cinematographer
- Robert Shepard · Cinematographer
- Deborah Hoffmann · Editor