August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand (2015)

0.0/10 • 90 min • Documentary

Overview

Unprecedented access to Wilson’s theatrical archives, rarely seen interviews and new dramatic readings bring to life his seminal 10-play cycle chronicling a century of African-American life. Wilson won two Pulitzer Prizes for Drama.

Cast

August Wilson

Self (archive footage)

Viola Davis

Charles S. Dutton

Laurence Fishburne

James Earl Jones

Suzan-Lori Parks

Phylicia Rashād

Self

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Directed by John Ford