Paul Robeson pioneer.
(DVD)
Contributors
Published
[Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2007].
Format
DVD
ISBN
1934121223 (disc), 9781934121221 (disc), 1934121193 (set), 9781934121191 (set)
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (162 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
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Published
[Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2007].
Language
English
ISBN
1934121223 (disc), 9781934121221 (disc), 1934121193 (set), 9781934121191 (set)
Notes
General Note
Title from disc label.
General Note
DVD release of the 1935 (Sanders of the river) and 1937 (Jericho) motion pictures.
General Note
Issued as part of a 4-disc set entitled Paul Robeson : portraits of the artist.
Creation/Production Credits
Sanders of the river: photography by Georges Perinal, Osmond Borradaile and Louis Page ; film editor, Charles Crichton ; lyrics, Arthur Wimperis ; musical compositions, Michael Spolianski. Jericho: photographed by John W. Boyle ; art direction by Edward Carrick ; supervising film editor, E.B. Jarvis ; original songs by Michael Carr & Jimmy Kennedy ; musical direction, Van Phillips. True pioneer: video editor, Mark Ring ; online editor, Chris Ramey.
Participants/Performers
Sanders of the river: Paul Robeson, Leslie Banks, Nina Mae McKinney, Robert Cochrane, Martin Walker, Richard Grey, Tony Wane, Marquis de Portago, Eric Maturin, Allan Jeayes, Charles Carson. Jericho: Paul Robeson, Henry Wilcoxon, Wallace Ford, Princess Kouka, John Laurie, James Carew, Laurence Brown, Rufus Fennell, Ike Hatch, Frank Cram, Frank Cookbane, Dedre Barroud, Frederick Cooper, Henry Aubin, Eslanda Robeson. True pioneer: commentary, Ian Christie, Stephen Bourne, Paul Robeson, Jr.
Description
Sanders of the river: Commissioner Sanders, representative of the British Crown, puts down a bloody rebellion and re-establishes harmony for the pro-British river people in this tale of adventure in Nigeria. Jericho: An African American soldier flees to the African desert during WWI after he accidentally causes the death of his sergeant and is sentenced to death for murder. True pioneer: In 1928, Paul Robeson moved to Londan and during the next twelve years, made six feature films. Paul Robeson Jr. and British film historians Ian Christie and Stephen Bourne review Robeson's pioneering work in British cinema.
Target Audience
Not rated.
System Details
DVD; region 1, NTSC; 1.33:1 aspect ratio; Dolby digital mono.
Language
In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing.
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Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
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Morris County Library - Adult Media | PAUL ROBESON DVD5863 | Available |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Action and adventure films.
Africa, North -- Drama.
African Americans -- Drama.
Colonial administrators -- Drama.
Feature films.
Great Britain -- Colonies -- Africa, West -- Drama.
Nigeria -- Drama.
Robeson, Paul, -- 1898-1976.
Soldiers -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Drama.
Africa, North -- Drama.
African Americans -- Drama.
Colonial administrators -- Drama.
Feature films.
Great Britain -- Colonies -- Africa, West -- Drama.
Nigeria -- Drama.
Robeson, Paul, -- 1898-1976.
Soldiers -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Drama.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Robeson, P., Banks, L., McKinney, N. M., Cochran, R., Walker, M., Jeayes, A., Carson, C., Wilcoxon, H., Ford, W., Princess Kouka., Laurie, J., Carew, J., Robeson, E. G., Christie, I., Bourne, S., Robeson, P., Jr., Périnal, G., Borradaile, O., Page, L., Wimperis, A., Spoliansky, M., Boyle, J. W., Carr, M., Kennedy, J., Biró, L., Dell, J. F., Korda, A., Korda, Z., Schach, M., Futter, W., Freeland, T., Lee, R. N. 1., Cain, P., Barraud, G., & Wallace, E. (2007). Paul Robeson: pioneer . Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Paul Robeson et al.. 2007. Paul Robeson: Pioneer. Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Paul Robeson et al.. Paul Robeson: Pioneer Criterion Collection, 2007.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Robeson, Paul, et al. Paul Robeson: Pioneer Criterion Collection, 2007.
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