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Do the Right Thing (Original title)
Date: 1989 (Copyright)

Country: USA

Director: Spike Lee

Synopsis: Racial tensions simmer on the hottest day of the year in this gripping, Brooklyn-set comedy drama.

Genres:
Comedy, Drama

Subjects:
Brooklyn, Ethnicity
Releases
Date: 1989Country: USARelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Duartcolor - Sound - DolbyRuntime: 120 mins Length: 10795 FeetDialogue (original): English
Date: 23 June 1989Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - SoundRuntime: 120 mins Length: 10795 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: United International Pictures (UK) Ltd
Date: October 2015Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundRuntime: 114 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer
Date: 2023Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - SoundDialogue (original): English

Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(3)
Film materials(3)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-1220565
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film


Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: CombinedBFI identifier: N-9718101
Status: Master - Access to film print is subject to clearance


Description: 35mm Magnetic recordingBase: CTABFI identifier: C-1487611
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film