Bibliograph

Newsies, Walt Disney Pictures presents ; in association with Touchwood Pacific Partners I ; written by Bob Tzudiker & Noni White ; produced by Michael Finnell ; directed by Kenny Ortega

Type

Label

Newsies, Walt Disney Pictures presents ; in association with Touchwood Pacific Partners I ; written by Bob Tzudiker & Noni White ; produced by Michael Finnell ; directed by Kenny Ortega

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

MPAA rating: PG; for mild violence

Main title

Newsies

Medium

videorecording Blu-ray

Responsibility statement

Walt Disney Pictures presents ; in association with Touchwood Pacific Partners I ; written by Bob Tzudiker & Noni White ; produced by Michael Finnell ; directed by Kenny Ortega

Runtime

121

Series statement

Disney Blu-ray

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 find the strength to band together and challenge the powerful

Target audience

general

Technique

live action

resource.variantTitle

Disney

Classification