Paul Robeson
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[United States] : Criterion Collection, [2007]
Format: DVD
Description: 1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, black and white and color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 guide (75 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).
In The Emperor Jones, Brutus Jones, a African American Pullman porter schemes, swindles, and powers his way to become ruler of a Caribbean island. Paul Robeson : tribute to an artist traces the singer-actor and political activist's career through his activism and his socially charged performances of his signature song, Ol' Man River.
Series: Paul Robeson, portraits of the artist ; 1.
Other Authors:
Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976.
Digges, Dudley, 1879-1947.
Wilson, Frank, 1885-1956.
Washington, Fredi, 1903-1994.
Elzy, Ruby.
Stamper, George Haymid.
Poitier, Sidney.
Murphy, Dudley, 1897-1968.
Krimsky, John.
Cochran, Gifford A. (Gifford Alexander), 1906-1978.
Heyward, DuBose, 1885-1940.
Turell, Saul J., 1921-1986.
Stewart, Jeffrey C., 1950-
Greaves, William.
Dee, Ruby.
Jones, James Earl.
O'Neill, Eugene, 1888-1953. Emperor Jones.
United Artists Corporation.
Janus Films.
Criterion Collection (Firm)
Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976.
Digges, Dudley, 1879-1947.
Wilson, Frank, 1885-1956.
Washington, Fredi, 1903-1994.
Elzy, Ruby.
Stamper, George Haymid.
Poitier, Sidney.
Murphy, Dudley, 1897-1968.
Krimsky, John.
Cochran, Gifford A. (Gifford Alexander), 1906-1978.
Heyward, DuBose, 1885-1940.
Turell, Saul J., 1921-1986.
Stewart, Jeffrey C., 1950-
Greaves, William.
Dee, Ruby.
Jones, James Earl.
O'Neill, Eugene, 1888-1953. Emperor Jones.
United Artists Corporation.
Janus Films.
Criterion Collection (Firm)
Contents:
The Emperor Jones (1933, 76 min.) / [presented by] John Krimsky and Gifford Cochran ; released by United Artists Corporation ; directed by Dudley Murphy ; screenplay by Du-Bose Heyward -- Paul Robeson : tribute to an artist (1979, 29 min.) / a Janus Films production ; written and directed by Saul J. Turell.
Subjects:
Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976.
Political corruption -- Drama.
African Americans -- Drama.
African American motion picture actors and actresses -- Biography.
Motion picture actors and actresses -- United States -- Biography.
African American singers -- Biography.
Singers -- United States -- Biography.
West Indies -- Drama.
Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976.
Political corruption -- Drama.
African Americans -- Drama.
African American motion picture actors and actresses -- Biography.
Motion picture actors and actresses -- United States -- Biography.
African American singers -- Biography.
Singers -- United States -- Biography.
West Indies -- Drama.
Target Audience: Not rated.
ISBN:
1934121207 (disc)
UPC: 715515021722
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
DVD DRAMA Paul | Main (Downtown) | First Level, DVD | In |
DVD DRAMA Paul | Lower Richland | DVD | In |
Title from disc label.
The Emperor Jones based on the play by Eugene O'Neill.
DVD release of the 1933 motion picture Emperor Jones and the 1979 documentary Paul Robeson : tribute to an artist.
Dolby digital mono.
Issued as part of a 4-disc set entitled Paul Robeson : portraits of the artist. Includes accompanying guide.
Special features include: audio commentary for the Emperor Jones by historian Jeffrey C. Stewart; Our Paul: remembering Paul Robeson (video program with filmmaker William Greaves and actors Ruby Dee and James Earl Jones); Robeson on Robeson (video interview with Paul Robeson, Jr.).
Videorecording.
The Emperor Jones: photography, Ernest Haller ; film editor, Grant Whytock ; incidental music composed and directed by Frank Tours.
The Emperor Jones: Paul Robeson, Dudley Digges, Frank Wilson, Fredi Washington, Ruby Elzy, George Stamper.
Paul Robeson : tribute to an artist: narrator, Sidney Poitier.
DVD.
In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing.
The Emperor Jones based on the play by Eugene O'Neill.
DVD release of the 1933 motion picture Emperor Jones and the 1979 documentary Paul Robeson : tribute to an artist.
Dolby digital mono.
Issued as part of a 4-disc set entitled Paul Robeson : portraits of the artist. Includes accompanying guide.
Special features include: audio commentary for the Emperor Jones by historian Jeffrey C. Stewart; Our Paul: remembering Paul Robeson (video program with filmmaker William Greaves and actors Ruby Dee and James Earl Jones); Robeson on Robeson (video interview with Paul Robeson, Jr.).
Videorecording.
The Emperor Jones: photography, Ernest Haller ; film editor, Grant Whytock ; incidental music composed and directed by Frank Tours.
The Emperor Jones: Paul Robeson, Dudley Digges, Frank Wilson, Fredi Washington, Ruby Elzy, George Stamper.
Paul Robeson : tribute to an artist: narrator, Sidney Poitier.
DVD.
In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing.