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Paul Robeson : icon. Paul Robeson, icon Icon , United States - [Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2007] - 1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, black and white and color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (75 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm). - Criterion collection ; 369 Criterion collection ; 370 Paul Robeson, portraits of the artist ; [1] . - Paul Robeson, portraits of the artist ; 1. Criterion collection ; 370. Criterion collection ; 369. .

Collective title from disc label. The Emperor Jones based on the play by Eugene O'Neill. Special features: Optional audio commentary for the Emperor Jones by historian Jeffrey C. Stewart. DVD release of the 1933 motion picture Emperor Jones and the 1979 documentary Paul Robeson : tribute to an artist. Issued as part of a 4-disc set entitled Paul Robeson : portraits of the artist. Includes accompanying guide.

The Emperor Jones / Paul Robeson : tribute to an artist / Our Paul : remembering Paul Robeson / Robeson on Robeson / [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 Janus Films ; written and directed by Saul J. Turrell executive producers, Peter Becker, Kim Hendrickson, Funiko Takagi, Jonathan Turell ; Criterion Collection executive producers, Peter Becker, Kim Hendrickson, Fumiko Takagi, Jonathan Turell ; Criterion Collection (1933, 76 min.) -- (1979, 29 min.) -- (2007, 19 min.) -- (2007, 12 min.).

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. 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.

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.

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. Our Paul: Actors Ruby Dee and James Earl Jones and filmmaker William greaves recall Paul Robeson, his impact on African-American culture, and the controversy that plagued his final years. Robeson on Robeson: Paul Robeson's son, Paul Robeson, Jr. briefly discusses his father's approach to film and specifically his role as Emperor Jones.

Not rated.


DVD; region 1, NTSC; Dolby digital mono.


In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing.

ISBN: 1934121207 9781934121207 1934121193 9781934121191

Publisher. No.: CC1677D Criteron Collection CC1676D Criteron Collection

Subjects--Personal Names:
Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976.
Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976.
O'Neill, Eugene Gladstone, 1888-1953 --Adaptations cinématographiques et télévisées.
Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
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.
Feature films--United States.
Social problem films.
Corruption (Politique)--Films.
Noirs américains--Films.
Longs métrages--États-Unis.
Films sociaux.
Acteurs de cinéma noirs américains--Biographies.
Acteurs de cinéma--États-Unis--Biographies.
Chanteurs noirs américains--Biographies.
Chanteurs--États-Unis--Biographies.
African American motion picture actors and actresses.
African American singers.
African Americans.
Motion picture actors and actresses.
Political corruption.
Singers.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
West Indies--Drama.
Antilles--Films.
United States.
West Indies.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Feature films--United States.
Short films--United States.
Film adaptations.
Biographies.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Short films.
Feature films.
Biographical films.
Drama.
Documentary films.
Film adaptations.
Documentary films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Feature films.
Biographical films.
Short films.
Adaptations cinématographiques.
Documentaires.
Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.
Films biographiques.
Courts métrages.

LC Class. No.: PN1997.A1 / C75 2007 PN1997.A1 / C75 1998 v.370

Dewey Class. No.: 791.43/75