CBS Schoolbreak Special The Day They Came to Arrest the Book (Season 4, Episode 4)
TV Episode | 47 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

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CBS Schoolbreak Special

The Day They Came to Arrest the Book (Season 4, Episode 4)

TV Episode | 47 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Uncomfortable with racist language in "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn", a high school student and his parents attempt to get the book removed from the school's library.

Director

Gilbert Moses

Writers

Nat Hentoff (based on the novel by: "The Day They Came To Arrest The Book") | Melvin Van Peebles

Producers

Eda Godel Hallinan | Paul Saltzman

Composer

Udi Harpaz

Cinematographer

Douglas Kiefer (as Doug Kiefer)

Editor

Rich Uber (as Richard Uber)

Casting Director

Anne Tait (as Ann Tait)

Production Designer

Perri Gorrara

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Edit Released

Updated Jan 27, 1987

Release date

Jan 27, 1987 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 63 wins & 134 nominations

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18 cast members

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