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Paul Robeson: portraits of the artist.

Title
Paul Robeson: portraits of the artist.
Publication
[Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2007]

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Additional Authors
  • Washington, Fredi, 1903-1994.
  • Stamper, George Haymid
  • Poitier, Sidney
  • Dee, Ruby
  • Jones, James Earl
  • Greaves, William
  • Tours, Frank E., 1877-1963.
  • Krimsky, John
  • Heyward, DuBose, 1885-1940
  • De Mille, William C. (William Churchill), 1878-1955.
  • Haller, Ernest, 1896-1970.
  • Turell, Saul J., 1921-1986.
  • Stewart, Jeffrey C., 1950-
  • O'Neill, Eugene, 1888-1953.
  • Elzy, Ruby
  • Robeson, Paul, Jr., 1927-2014.
  • United Artists Corporation
  • Janus Films
  • Criterion Collection (Firm)
Description
4 videodiscs : sound, black and white and color; 4 3/4 in. +
Uniform Title
  • Emperor Jones (Motion picture)
  • Criterion collection ; 369-373
Alternative Title
  • Paul Robeson, portraits of the artist
  • Portraits of the artist
  • Paul Robeson, tribute to an artist
  • Robeson on Robeson.
Subject
  • 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
Genre/Form
  • Feature films – United States.
  • Short films – United States.
Note
  • Originally released as motion pictures and documentary films 1925-1979.
Credits (note)
  • The Emperor Jones: incidental music composed and directed by Frank Tours ; art direction, Herman Rosse ; film editor, Grant Whytock. Paul Robeson: film editor, Donald P. Finamore. Our Paul: video editor, Tara Young ; online editor, Chris Ramey ; camera, Nicholas Blair, Mead Hunt. Robeson on Robeson: video editor, Mark Ring ; online editor, Chris Ramey ; camera, Mead Hunt.
Performer (note)
  • The Emperor Jones: Paul Robeson, Dudley Digges, Frank Wilson, Fredi Washington, Ruby Elzy, George Stamper. Paul Robeson: narrated by Sidney Poitier. Our Paul: commentary, Ruby Dee, James Earl Jones, William Greaves. Robeson on Robeson: commentary, Paul Robeson, Jr.
System Details (note)
  • DVD; region 1, NTSC; Dolby digital mono.
Language (note)
  • In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing.
Contents
  • [Disc 1] Icon: Emperor Jones, Paul Robeson: tribute to an artist -- [Disc 2] Outsider: Body and Soul, Borderline -- [Disc 3] Pioneer: Sanders of the River, Jericho -- [Disc 4] Citizen of the World: The Proud Valley, Native Land.
  • The Emperor Jones / [presented by] John Krimsky and Gifford Cochran ; United Artists Corporation ; directed by Dudley Murphy ; screenplay by Du-Bose Heyward ; supervised by William C. de-Mille ; photography, Ernest Haller (1933, 76 min.) -- Paul Robeson : tribute to an artist / Janus Films ; written and directed by Saul J. Turrell (1979, 29 min.) -- Our Paul : remembering Paul Robeson / executive producers, Peter Becker, Kim Hendrickson, Funiko Takagi, Jonathan Turell ; Criterion Collection (2007, 19 min.) -- Robeson on Robeson / executive producers, Peter Becker, Kim Hendrickson, Fumiko Takagi, Jonathan Turell ; Criterion Collection (2007, 12 min.).
Call Number
Sc Visual DVD-1425
OCLC
939541711
Title
Paul Robeson: portraits of the artist.
Imprint
[Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2007]
Type of Content
two-dimensional moving image
Type of Medium
video
Type of Carrier
videodisc
Series
Criterion collection ; 369-373
Cast
The Emperor Jones: Paul Robeson, Dudley Digges, Frank Wilson, Fredi Washington, Ruby Elzy, George Stamper. Paul Robeson: narrated by Sidney Poitier. Our Paul: commentary, Ruby Dee, James Earl Jones, William Greaves. Robeson on Robeson: commentary, Paul Robeson, Jr.
Credits
The Emperor Jones: incidental music composed and directed by Frank Tours ; art direction, Herman Rosse ; film editor, Grant Whytock. Paul Robeson: film editor, Donald P. Finamore. Our Paul: video editor, Tara Young ; online editor, Chris Ramey ; camera, Nicholas Blair, Mead Hunt. Robeson on Robeson: video editor, Mark Ring ; online editor, Chris Ramey ; camera, Mead Hunt.
Language
In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing.
System Details
DVD; region 1, NTSC; Dolby digital mono.
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Added Author
Washington, Fredi, 1903-1994. actor.
Stamper, George Haymid. Actor
Poitier, Sidney, narrator.
Dee, Ruby.
Jones, James Earl.
Greaves, William.
Tours, Frank E., 1877-1963.
Krimsky, John. Producer
Heyward, DuBose, 1885-1940, screenwriter.
De Mille, William C. (William Churchill), 1878-1955.
Haller, Ernest, 1896-1970.
Turell, Saul J., 1921-1986. Director. Screenwriter
Stewart, Jeffrey C., 1950-
O'Neill, Eugene, 1888-1953. Bibliographic antecedent Emperor Jones.
Elzy, Ruby. Actor
Robeson, Paul, Jr., 1927-2014.
United Artists Corporation.
Janus Films.
Criterion Collection (Firm)
Added Title
Container of (work): Emperor Jones (Motion picture)
Paul Robeson, tribute to an artist
Robeson on Robeson.
Publisher No.
CC1676D Criteron Collection (set)
Research Call Number
Sc Visual DVD-1425
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