Paul Robeson Movies

  • 1994
    Paul Robeson: 20th Century Renaissance Man, Entertainer & Activist

    Paul Robeson: 20th Century Renaissance Man, Entertainer & Activist

    Paul Robeson: 20th Century Renaissance Man, Entertainer & Activist

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    Paul Robeson was a celebrated African-American Actor, Athlete, Singer, Writer, and Civil Rights Activist. Robeson's many achievements are chronicled...

    Paul Robeson: 20th Century Renaissance Man, Entertainer & Activist
  • 1937
    My Song Goes Forth

    My Song Goes Forth

    My Song Goes Forth

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    Featuring Paul Robeson, this is the first documentary film to take a serious look at social conditions and race relations in South Africa.

    My Song Goes Forth
  • 1998
    Paul Robeson: Speak of Me as I Am

    Paul Robeson: Speak of Me as I Am

    Paul Robeson: Speak of Me as I Am

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    A famed athlete, linguist, scholar, lawyer, actor, singer and activist, Paul Robeson left behind an irreplaceable legacy in American life. Friends,...

    Paul Robeson: Speak of Me as I Am
  • 1973
    Contradictory America. Faith, hope, love and hate. Film 2

    Contradictory America. Faith, hope, love and hate. Film 2

    Contradictory America. Faith, hope, love and hate. Film 2

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    In the second film, the author tells about the struggle of blacks for the right to feel equal with all US citizens. Commentary of the mayor of Cairo,...

    Contradictory America. Faith, hope, love and hate. Film 2
  • 1932
    Black and White

    Black and White

    Black and White

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    The film addresses issues of racism in the Jim Crow American South. Themes of racial injustice, racial violence, working-class solidarity dominate...

    Black and White
  • 1947
    Easy to Get

    Easy to Get

    Easy to Get

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    U.S. Army training film about avoiding venereal disease, intended primarily for Black servicemen.

    Easy to Get
  • 2017
    Britain on Film: Black Britain

    Britain on Film: Black Britain

    Britain on Film: Black Britain

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    Featuring footage spanning from 1901 to 1985, this little-seen footage has been found from all across the UK. This programme allows an exploration...

    Britain on Film: Black Britain
  • 1977
    The Tallest Tree in Our Forest

    The Tallest Tree in Our Forest

    The Tallest Tree in Our Forest

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    A detailed biography of famed singer, actor, athlete and activist Paul Robeson. Complete with several interviews and footage of concerts and film...

    The Tallest Tree in Our Forest
  • 1925
    Body and Soul

    Body and Soul

    Body and Soul

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    A minister is malevolent and sinister behind his righteous facade. He consorts with, and later extorts from, the owner of a gambling house, and...

    Body and Soul
  • 2007
    Fred Baker - filmmaker

    Fred Baker - filmmaker

    Fred Baker - filmmaker

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    The house he lived In: A conversation with Fred Baker (1932-2011) filmmaker , director , screenwriter , film producer, actor and jazz musician. A...

    Fred Baker - filmmaker
  • 1979
    Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist

    Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist

    Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist

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    This Academy Award-winning documentary short Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist, narrated by Sidney Poitier, traces the career of Paul Robeson...

    Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist
  • 1990
    I’m a Negro, I’m an American – Paul Robeson

    I’m a Negro, I’m an American – Paul Robeson

    I’m a Negro, I’m an American – Paul Robeson

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    Biographical notes on the American singer, actor and civil rights activist Paul Robeson (1898-1976). At the height of his fame and skill,...

    I’m a Negro, I’m an American – Paul Robeson
  • 1991
    The Great Concert of Nations, or The Breath of Cheyne-Stokes

    The Great Concert of Nations, or The Breath of Cheyne-Stokes

    The Great Concert of Nations, or The Breath of Cheyne-Stokes

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    A film about the destruction of the Jewish intelligentsia - from the defeat of the Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee to the “Doctors’...

    The Great Concert of Nations, or The Breath of Cheyne-Stokes
  • 1951
    South Africa Uncensored

    South Africa Uncensored

    South Africa Uncensored

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    In 1951, the Council on African Affairs produced a twenty-two minute agitprop documentary film about apartheid in South Africa, narrated by Paul...

    South Africa Uncensored
  • 1930
    Borderline

    Borderline

    Borderline

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    When a black couple vacations at a resort in Switzerland, an interracial affair stirs racial tensions among the townsfolk.

    Borderline