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Paul Robeson : pioneer.

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Material type: Film

FilmPublisher number: CC1679D | Criteron Collection (disc)CC1676D | Criteron Collection (set)Language: English Subtitle language: English Series: Paul Robeson, portraits of the artist ; 3. | Criterion collection ; 372. | Criterion collection ; 369.Publication details: [Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2007]Description: 1 videodisc (162 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 inContent type:

two-dimensional moving image

Media type:

video

Carrier type:

videodisc

ISBN:

1934121223
9781934121221
1934121193
9781934121191

Other title:

Paul Robeson, pioneer
Pioneer

Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:

791.43/72 23

LOC classification:

PN1997 .P38448 2007

Contents:

Edgar Wallace's Sanders of the river / Anglo-American Film Corporation, Ltd. presents a London Film production ; scenario, continuity & dialogue by Lajos Biro and Jeffrey Dell ; produced by Alexander Korda ; directed by Zoltan Korda (1935, 87 min.) -- Jericho / Max Schach presents a Buckingham film ; produced by Walter Futter ; directed by Thornton Freeland ; original story, Walter Futter ; adaptation by Robert N. Lee and Peter Ruric ; scenario by George Barraud (1937, 75 min.) -- True pioneer : the British films of Paul Robeson / executive producers, Peter Becker, Kim Hendrickson, Fumiko Takagi, Jonathan Turell ; Criterion Collection (2007, 33 min.).

Production credits:

Sanders of the river: photography by Georges Perinal, Osmond Borradaile and Louis Page ; film editor, Charles Crichton ; lyrics, Arthur Wimperis ; musical compositions, Michael Spolianski. Jericho: photographed by John W. Boyle ; art direction by Edward Carrick ; supervising film editor, E.B. Jarvis ; original songs by Michael Carr & Jimmy Kennedy ; musical direction, Van Phillips. True pioneer: video editor, Mark Ring ; online editor, Chris Ramey.

Cast: Sanders of the river: Paul Robeson, Leslie Banks, Nina Mae McKinney, Robert Cochrane, Martin Walker, Richard Grey, Tony Wane, Marquis de Portago, Eric Maturin, Allan Jeayes, Charles Carson. Jericho: Paul Robeson, Henry Wilcoxon, Wallace Ford, Princess Kouka, John Laurie, James Carew, Laurence Brown, Rufus Fennell, Ike Hatch, Frank Cram, Frank Cochrane, George Barraud, Frederick Cooper, Henry Aubin, Eslanda Robeson. True pioneer: commentary, Ian Christie, Stephen Bourne, Paul Robeson, Jr.Summary: Sanders of the river: Commissioner Sanders, representative of the British Crown, puts down a bloody rebellion and re-establishes harmony for the pro-British river people in this tale of adventure in Nigeria. Jericho: An African American soldier flees to the African desert during WWI after he accidentally causes the death of his sergeant and is sentenced to death for murder. True pioneer: In 1928, Paul Robeson moved to London and during the next twelve years, made six feature films. Paul Robeson Jr. and British film historians Ian Christie and Stephen Bourne review Robeson's pioneering work in British cinema.

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Video Recording	Carleton University, AVRC	SP456 - Collections Room	DVD 1173 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		16050123101

Collective title from disc label.

DVD release of the 1935 (Sanders of the river) and 1937 (Jericho) motion pictures.

Issued as part of a 4-disc set entitled Paul Robeson : portraits of the artist.

Not licensed for classroom use.

Not rated.

DVD; region 1, NTSC; 1.33:1 aspect ratio; Dolby digital mono.

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

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