Bibliograph

Newsies, Touchwood Pacific Partners I ; Walt Disney Pictures ; producer, Michael Finnell ; writers, Bob Tzudiker, Noni White ; director, Kenny Ortega

Type

Label

Newsies, Touchwood Pacific Partners I ; Walt Disney Pictures ; producer, Michael Finnell ; writers, Bob Tzudiker, Noni White ; director, Kenny Ortega

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

MPAA rating: PG

Main title

Newsies

Oclc number

48614128

Responsibility statement

Touchwood Pacific Partners I ; Walt Disney Pictures ; producer, Michael Finnell ; writers, Bob Tzudiker, Noni White ; director, Kenny Ortega

Runtime

121

Summary

July, 1899: When Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst raise the distribution price one-tenth of a cent per paper, ten cents per hundred, the newsboys, poor enough already, are outraged. Inspired by the strike put on by the trolley workers, Jack "Cowboy" Kelly organizes a newsboys' strike. With David Jacobs as the brains of the new union, and Jack as the voice, the weak and oppressed found the strength to band together and challenge the powerful

Target audience

general

Technique

live action

Classification