Saturday Night Fever (1977)

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Daughters of the Dust

Film.com's FREE movie of the week is "Daughters of the Dust." A film that portrays the unique culture of the Gullah people by focusing on the extended Peazant family as its members struggle with the decision to leave their island and move north. On the eve of their departure, memories of their Gullah history and its African roots come rising to the surface. Winner of Cinematography at the 1991 Sundance Film Festival.

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Studio: Paramount Pictures Studio: Paramount Pictures Studio: Paramount Pictures

Rating: R

Release Date: Dec 19, 1977

Running Time: 119 mins.

Running Time: 118 mins. (video version)

Country Of Origin: United States

starring: John Travolta, Karen Lynn Gorney, Barry Miller, Joseph Cali, Paul Pape, Donna Pescow, Bruce Ornstein, Julie Bovasso, Martin Shakar, Val Bisoglio

director: John Badham

Slice-of-life tale about a working-class young Brooklyn Italian-American who finds an escape from his mundane neighborhood existence at the local discotheque, where he is the king of the dance floor.