Product Details

• Actors: Nate Parker, Rick Schroder, Nick Searcy, Afemo Omilami, Omar Miller
• Directors: Jeb Stuart
• Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
• Language: English
• Subtitles: English, Spanish
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT
• DVD Release Date: August 3, 2010
• Run Time: 128 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B003NE8AXO
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #23,296 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Blood Done Sign My Name" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Nate Parker (The Great Debaters) stars with Golden Globe-winner Rick Schroder (TV's 24) in this electrifying true story as told in the award-winning book by Timothy Tyson. When a black Vietnam War vet is murdered by whites in small-town North Carolina, it sparks a firestorm of violent protest. Amid the rising chaos, a local teacher (Parker) and newly arrived preacher (Schroder) will risk everything to see justice done and change the brutal legacy of the past. From writer/director Jeb Stuart (screenwriter of Die Hard), it's a powerful, emotionally explosive film the New York Times applauds as "...rich and fascinating."

Customer Reviews

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Blood done sign my name, September 28, 2010

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Blood Done Sign My NameI ordered this DVD since I know about this historical incident in Oxford, North Carolina. A little known killing in 1970 became the spark that set this town on fire literally and emotionally in pushing the white people of this community to start to accept the civil rights of blacks in that area. Ben Chavis,cousin of the black murdered man, went on to lead the NAACP and other causes for blacks nationally after leading protests in his home town of Oxford. Even though not as well known as Birmingham, Selma, and the like, it was a very important part of the civil rights movement in the 1970's. I recommend it highly and hope others buy it and watch it as well.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Historically accurate account of 1970's civil rights struggle, November 27, 2010

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MLNStroud (Winterville, NC United States) - See all my reviews

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This movie which tells the story from the book of the same name concisely and with great emotion is an important historically accurate account of the struggle for equality in 1970's eastern North Carolina.

As an English teacher, I found it very helpful in bringing the themes of To Kill a Mockingbird closer to home for my students.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A decent movie about an important story., August 30, 2010

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Miles D. Moore (Alexandria, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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Jeb Stuart's "Blood Done Sign My Name," based on the book of the same name by Timothy Tyson, is better for the story it tells than for its filmmaking craft. The story--about a racially motivated murder and the resulting civil rights activism in a small North Carolina town circa 1970--is so moving and vital that all Americans should know it. However, Stuart's direction--though solid and competent--is unexciting, and the performances are good but not outstanding. There are so many characters and plotlines that none of the actors or characters has a chance to stand out. In the end, the film seems too diffuse. The photography and music are notable. I would give this film three and a half stars if I could; it's a cut above the mediocrity implied in a three-star rating, but not quite good enough to merit the endorsement implied by four.