John Henry

Independent 2019 19 min

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Based on the famous African American folk ballad John Henry -this story tells of the legendary contest to the death between a spirited man with a hammer and a steam drill to build a tunnel through the Allegheny Mountains of West Virginia.

Independent 2019 19 min

NR

Starring Samuel L. Jackson, Crystal Taliefero

Director Ray Messecar

John Henry

Samuel L. Jackson

Narrator
Crystal Taliefero

composer
Ray Messecar

Director
Julius Lester

Writer

About

John Henry

INDEPENDENT

Based on the famous African American folk ballad John Henry -this story tells of the legendary contest to the death between a spirited man with a hammer and a steam drill to build a tunnel through the Allegheny Mountains of West Virginia.

Information

Studio: 1091
Released: 2019
Run Time: 19 min
Rated: NR
Region of Origin: United States

Languages

Original Audio: English
Audio: English (United States) (AAC)
Subtitles: English (CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.