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Searching for Sugar Man / Searching for Sugarman a Red Box Films & Passion Pictures production in association with Canfield Pictures & the Documentary Company ; a film by Malik Bendjelloul ; produced by Simon Chinn, Malik Bendjelloul ; written, directed, and edited by Malik Bendjelloul. - Widescreen. - Richmond, Vic. : Distributed by Madman Entertainment, 2012. - 1 videodisc (DVD) (ca. 83 min., 36 min.) : sd., col. ; 12 cm.

Originally produced as a motion picture in 2012. Special features: making for Sugar Man ; Rodriguez live ; theatrical trailer.

Director of photography, Camilla Skagerström ; original songs by Sixto Rodriguez. Director of photography, Camilla Skagerström ; original songs by Sixto Rodriguez.

Steve Segerman, Sixto Rodriguez.

In the early 1970s, Sixto Rodriguez was a Detroit folksinger who had a short-lived recording career. Unknown to him, his musical story continued in South Africa where he became a pop music icon. Long rumored there to be dead, two fans, record store owner Stephen Segerman and journalist Craig Bartholomew-Strydom, decided to seek out the truth of his fate.

Censorship classification : M.




DVD region 4 ; PAL.


English dialogue; with optional French subtitles and English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Standard No.: 9322225190610

Publisher. No.: MMA8924 Madman

Subjects--Personal Names:
Rodriguez, Sixto--Biographical drama.
Rodriguez, Sixto.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Feature films--Great Britain.
Feature films--Sweden.
Feature films--United Kingdom.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Folk musicians--United States--Biography.
Singers--United States--Biography.
Documentary films.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Documentary films--Great Britain--DVD
Documentary films--Great Britain--DVD.

Dewey Class. No.: 782.42162/13