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Paul Robeson : icon.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: CC1677D | Criteron Collection | (disc)CC1676D | Criteron Collection | (set)Language: English Subtitle language: English Series: Paul Robeson, portraits of the artist ; 1. | Criterion collection ; 370. | Criterion collection ; 369.Publication details: [Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2007]Description: 1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, black and white and color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (75 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm)Content type:
  • two-dimensional moving image
Media type:
  • video
Carrier type:
  • videodisc
ISBN:
  • 1934121207
  • 9781934121207
  • 1934121193
  • 9781934121191
Other title:
  • Paul Robeson, icon
  • Icon
Uniform titles:
  • Container of (work): Emperor Jones (Motion picture)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 791.43/75 23
LOC classification:
  • PN1997.A1 C75 2007
  • PN1997.A1 C75 1998 v.370
Contents:
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.).
Production 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.
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.Summary: 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.
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Video Recording Carleton University, AVRC SP456 - Collections Room DVD 1171 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 16050123071

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 / [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.).

Not rated.

DVD; region 1, NTSC; Dolby digital mono.

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

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