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The Resource Paul Robeson : citizen of the world

Paul Robeson : citizen of the world

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Summary
In Proud Valley an African American sailor comes to a Welsh coal mining town in 1938 and helps re-open the mine at the cost of his life. Native Land, a political semi-documentary formed from staged reenactments, leads viewers on an emotional tour of the pre-World War II U.S. and its freedom-based ideologies and looks at the the forces it sees as threatening to undermine America's strengths from within: greedy capitalists, professional strikebreakers, and the Ku Klux Klan. Robeson on Pacifica Radio: Paul Robeson was denied his U.S. passport from 1950 to 1958 after he refused to sign an affidavit stating that he was not a Communist. During this time, Pacifica Radio interviewed Robeson, allowing him to express his personal history and view of the world. This interview was conducted by host Elsa Knight Thompson and Harold Winkler, president of the Pacifica Foundation
Language
  • eng
  • eng
  • eng
Work
Publication
Extent
1 videodisc (165 min.)
Note
  • Collective title from disc label
  • The proud valley based on the story by Herbert Marshall and Alfredda Brilliant
  • Special features: Pacifica radio interview; The story of Native land (video interview with cinematographer Tom Hurwitz, son of Native Land co-director Leo Hurwitz)
  • Issued as part of a 4-disc set entitled Paul Robeson : portraits of the artist
  • Originally released in 1940 (The proud valley) and 1942 (Native land) motion pictures
Contents
  • The proud valley
  • Studio Canal ; released by Associated Distributors Pty, Ltd. ; [presented by] Capad ; produced by Michael Balcon ; directed by Pen Tennyson ; screenplay, Pen Tennyson, Jack Jones, Louis Golding
  • (1940, 77 min.)
  • Native land
  • Frontier Films ; commentary by David Wolff ; script by David Wolff, Leo Hurwitz, Paul Strand ; directed by Leo Hurwitz, Paul Strand
  • (1942, 88 min.)
  • Robeson on Pacifica Radio, 1958
  • (1958, ca. 30 min)
Instance
Label
Paul Robeson : citizen of the world
Title
Paul Robeson
Title remainder
citizen of the world
Title variation
Citizen of the world
Contributor
Actor
Screenwriter
Composer
Director
Narrator
Producer
Subject
Genre
Language
  • eng
  • eng
  • eng
Summary
In Proud Valley an African American sailor comes to a Welsh coal mining town in 1938 and helps re-open the mine at the cost of his life. Native Land, a political semi-documentary formed from staged reenactments, leads viewers on an emotional tour of the pre-World War II U.S. and its freedom-based ideologies and looks at the the forces it sees as threatening to undermine America's strengths from within: greedy capitalists, professional strikebreakers, and the Ku Klux Klan. Robeson on Pacifica Radio: Paul Robeson was denied his U.S. passport from 1950 to 1958 after he refused to sign an affidavit stating that he was not a Communist. During this time, Pacifica Radio interviewed Robeson, allowing him to express his personal history and view of the world. This interview was conducted by host Elsa Knight Thompson and Harold Winkler, president of the Pacifica Foundation
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HQB
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
The proud valley: photography, Glen MacWilliams, Roy Kellino ; art director, Wilfrid Shingleton ; editor, Ray Pitt ; music arranged and directed by Ernest Irving. Native land: associate directors, Alfred Saxe, William Watts ; photography by Paul Strand ; editing by Leo Hurwitz ; music by Marc Blitzstein ; orchestra conducted by Lehman Engel
Dewey number
791.4372
Language note
In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
PerformerNote
  • The proud valley: Paul Robeson, Edward Chapman, Edward Rigby, Simon Lack, Janet Johnson, Rachel Thomas, Charles Williams, Dilys Thomas, Jack Jones, Dilys Davies, Clifford Evans, Alan Jeayes, George Merritt, Edward Lexy
  • Native land: Paul Robeson (narrator), Fred Johnson, Mary George, John Rennick, Amelia Romano, Housely Stevenson, Louis Grant, James Hanney, Howard Da Sylva, Art Smith, Bert Conway, Richard Bishop, Charles Jordan, Vaughn King, Robert Strauss, Dolores Cornell, John Marlieb, Tom Connors, Harry Wilson, Rev. Charles Webber, Virginia Stevens, Clancy Cooper, Tom Pedi
  • Robeson on Pacifica Radio, 1958: interviewee, Paul Robeson ; interviewers, Elsa Knight Thompson, Harold Winkler
Runtime
165
Series statement
  • Criterion collection
  • Criterion collection
  • Paul Robeson, portraits of the artist
Series volume
  • 369
  • 373
  • [4]
Technique
live action
Label
Paul Robeson : citizen of the world
Instantiates
Publication
Note
  • Collective title from disc label
  • The proud valley based on the story by Herbert Marshall and Alfredda Brilliant
  • Special features: Pacifica radio interview; The story of Native land (video interview with cinematographer Tom Hurwitz, son of Native Land co-director Leo Hurwitz)
  • Issued as part of a 4-disc set entitled Paul Robeson : portraits of the artist
  • Originally released in 1940 (The proud valley) and 1942 (Native land) motion pictures
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
black and white
Configuration of playback channels
monaural
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • The proud valley
  • Studio Canal ; released by Associated Distributors Pty, Ltd. ; [presented by] Capad ; produced by Michael Balcon ; directed by Pen Tennyson ; screenplay, Pen Tennyson, Jack Jones, Louis Golding
  • (1940, 77 min.)
  • Native land
  • Frontier Films ; commentary by David Wolff ; script by David Wolff, Leo Hurwitz, Paul Strand ; directed by Leo Hurwitz, Paul Strand
  • (1942, 88 min.)
  • Robeson on Pacifica Radio, 1958
  • (1958, ca. 30 min)
Control code
ocm85851049
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Extent
1 videodisc (165 min.)
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other physical details
sound, black and white
Publisher number
  • CC1680D
  • CC1676D
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
(OCoLC)85851049
System details
DVD; region 1, NTSC; 1.33:1 aspect ratio; Dolby digital mono
Video recording format
DVD
Label
Paul Robeson : citizen of the world
Publication
Note
  • Collective title from disc label
  • The proud valley based on the story by Herbert Marshall and Alfredda Brilliant
  • Special features: Pacifica radio interview; The story of Native land (video interview with cinematographer Tom Hurwitz, son of Native Land co-director Leo Hurwitz)
  • Issued as part of a 4-disc set entitled Paul Robeson : portraits of the artist
  • Originally released in 1940 (The proud valley) and 1942 (Native land) motion pictures
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
black and white
Configuration of playback channels
monaural
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • The proud valley
  • Studio Canal ; released by Associated Distributors Pty, Ltd. ; [presented by] Capad ; produced by Michael Balcon ; directed by Pen Tennyson ; screenplay, Pen Tennyson, Jack Jones, Louis Golding
  • (1940, 77 min.)
  • Native land
  • Frontier Films ; commentary by David Wolff ; script by David Wolff, Leo Hurwitz, Paul Strand ; directed by Leo Hurwitz, Paul Strand
  • (1942, 88 min.)
  • Robeson on Pacifica Radio, 1958
  • (1958, ca. 30 min)
Control code
ocm85851049
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Extent
1 videodisc (165 min.)
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other physical details
sound, black and white
Publisher number
  • CC1680D
  • CC1676D
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
(OCoLC)85851049
System details
DVD; region 1, NTSC; 1.33:1 aspect ratio; Dolby digital mono
Video recording format
DVD

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