| Original Title: |
Paul Robeson: The Tallest Tree in Our Forest |
| Country of Origin: |
 United States |
| Production year: |
1977 |
| Director: |
Gil Nobel |
| Rating: |
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| UPC [Locale]: |
625882-926370 
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| Running time: |
1:24 (84 Min.) |
| Casetype: |
Keep Case |
| Format: |
NTSC, Mixed Color Formats, 1.33:1, Full Frame |
| DVD-Format: |
Single-Sided, Single-Layered |
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| Collection type: |
Owned (#358) |
| Status: |
Available |
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| Received: |
January 01, 1970 |
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| Review (movie): |
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 Overview |
A searching documentary of a man who lived his life full of passion and conviction. His life spanned from 1898 to 1976. It ended in sadness and loneliness partly due to his support for communism and Stalin. Paul Robeson was a well known and widely respected black American of the 1930s and 1940s. He was a singer, actor, civil rights activist, law school graduate, athlete, scholar and author. He learned to speak more that 20 languages inorder to voice his public opinion and unyielding views on issues of race and ignorance throughout the world.
As a talented actor, Paul Robeson appeared in ‘The Emperor Jones’ (1933), ‘Sanders of the River’ (1935), ‘Showboat’ (1936), ‘Song of Freedom’ (1937), ‘Jericho’ (1938), ‘Big Fella’ (1938), ‘King Solomon’s Mines’ (1938), ‘The Proud Valley’ (1939), ‘Tales of Manhattan’ (1942). |
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Black Cinema: Paul Robeson: A Biography: The Tallest Tree in Our Forest (Paul Robeson: The Tallest Tree in Our Forest)
English
Dolby Digital Mono
Crew