Creole Giselle (1987)
Dance Theatre of Harlem founder Arthur Mitchell -- the first African-American principal in a major American dance company -- sets the classic ballet of "Giselle" in Louisiana circa 1841, a time when the social status of freed black Americans was determined by their family's distance from slavery. The poor Giselle (Virginia Johnson) falls in love with the secretly upper-class Albert, but tragedy occurs when she learns they have no future.
Director: Thomas Grimm
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Bill Cosby as Self - Host |
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Eddie Shellman as |
| Directing | Thomas Grimm | Director |
| Writing | Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges | Story |