| Imprint |
[Chicago, Ill.] : Home Vision, [1993?] |
| Descript |
1 videocassette (101 min.) : sd., b&w and col. ; 1/2 in |
| Subject |
Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976
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American drama -- 20th century -- Film and video adaptations
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African Americans -- Biography
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Feature films
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| Note |
VHS format |
| Performer |
Paul Robeson, Dudley Digges, Frank Wilson, Fredi Washington, Ruby Elzy |
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Photography, Ernest Haller ; film editor, Grant Whytock ; music, Frank Tours |
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"From the Janus film collection." |
| Contents |
The Emperor Jones (72 min., b&w) -- Paul Robeson, tribute to an artist (29 min., col.) |
| Note |
The Emperor Jones is directed by Dudley Murphy, produced by John Krimsky and Gifford Cochran, with screenplay adapted by DuBose Heyward from the drama by Eugene O'Neill. Originally released in 1933 by United Artists Corporation |
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Paul Robeson, tribute to an artist, is an Academy Award winning short documentary, written and directed by Saul J. Turell, narrated by Sidney Poitier. Originally released in 1979 |
| Summary |
1. Brutus Jones, a fugitive Pullman porter, who jumps ship and becomes the cruel, despotic emperor of a Caribbean island. -- 2. Tribute to an artist celebrates the warmth, dignity, courage, and talent of one of the greatest American artists of all time |
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