James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket (1989)

James Baldwin was at once a major 20th century American author, a Civil Rights activist and, for two crucial decades, a prophetic voice calling Americans, black and white, to confront their shared racial tragedy.

Cast

Self (archive footage)
James Baldwin
Self
Maya Angelou
Self
Engin Cezzar
Self
Y Yashar Kemal
Self
J James Briggs Murray
Self
Frances Foster
Self
Bobby Short
Self
C Cynthia Packard
Self
A Alexa Birdsong
Self
Amiri Baraka
Self
D David Baldwin
Self
D David Leeming
Self
L Lucien Happersberger
Self
B Bernard Hassel
Self
W William Cole
Self
I Ishmael Reed
Self
William Styron

Crew

Director
Karen Thorsen
Writer
Karen Thorsen
Writer
Douglas K. Dempsey
Producer
W William Miles
Producer
Karen Thorsen
Editor
S Steven Olswang
Co-Producer
Douglas K. Dempsey
Associate Producer
J Joy Birdsong
Co-Producer
J Joe Wood
Co-Editor
S Sandra Guthrie
Sound Recordist
P Peter Miller
Executive Producer
Susan Lacy
Executive Producer
Albert Maysles
Director of Photography
D Don Lenzer
Assistant Camera
T Tom Krueger