Denzel Washington
Troy Maxson
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Fences is a 2016 American period drama film starring, produced, and directed by Denzel Washington and written by August Wilson, based on his Pulitzer Prize-winning 1985 play of the same name. In addition to Washington, the film also stars Viola Davis, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Jovan Adepo, Russell Hornsby, Mykelti Williamson, and Saniyya Sidney.
- $64.4 million
- Fences, by August Wilson
- $24 million
- Marcelo Zarvos
Dec 25, 2016 · Fences: Directed by Denzel Washington. With Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Jovan Adepo. A working-class African-American father tries to raise his family in the 1950s, while coming to terms with the events of his life.
- Denzel Washington
- 452
- 2 min
From its reunited Broadway stars to its screenplay, the solidly crafted Fences finds its Pulitzer-winning source material fundamentally unchanged -- and still just as powerful. Troy Maxson...
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- Denzel Washington
- PG-13
- Denzel Washington
Dec 23, 2016 · Denzel Washington directs and stars in this film based on August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning play about a garbage collector and his family in 1950s Pittsburgh. The film features powerful performances, poetic dialogue and visual motifs that support the themes of legacy, race and the American Dream.
Synopsis. The film takes places in Pittsburgh in 1956. Troy (Denzel Washington) and Bono (Stephen Henderson) work as trash collectors in Pittsburgh. Troy complains that they never hire colored men for the driving; they always have to do the lifting. Bono asks about a girl that he's seen Troy eyeing at the bar they frequent.
Set in 1950s Pittsburgh, the film adaptation of August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning play takes a passionate look at former baseball player Troy Maxson as he fights to provide for those he loves in a world that threatens to push him down. 8,189 IMDb 7.2 2 h 13 min 2016. X-Ray HDR UHD PG-13.
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