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Paul Robeson : pioneer.

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In 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. In Jericho, an African American soldier flees to the African desert during WWI after he a...

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Corporate Authors: Anglo-American Film Corporation, Ltd, London Films, Buckingham Film Productions
Other Authors: Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976 (Actor), Banks, Leslie, 1890-1952 (Actor), McKinney, Nina Mae, 1912-1967 (Actor), Wilcoxon, Henry, 1905-1984 (Actor), Ford, Wallace, 1898-1966 (Actor), Kouka, Princess (Actor), Brown, Lawrence (Actor), Carew, James (Actor), Fennell, Rufus (Actor), Robeson, Eslanda Goode, 1896-1965 (Actor), Biró, Lajos, 1880-1948 (Screenwriter), Dell, Jeffrey F. (Screenwriter), Korda, Alexander, Sir, 1893-1956 (Producer), Korda, Zoltan, 1895-1961 (Director), Futter, Walter, 1900- (Producer), Freeland, Thornton, 1898-1987 (Director), Barraud, George, 1889-1970 (Screenwriter), Wallace, Edgar, 1875-1932
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing.
Published: [United States] : Criterion Collection, [2007]
Series:Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 372.
Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 369.
Subjects:
Colonial administrators > Drama.
Great Britain > Colonies > Africa, West > Drama.
Nigeria > Drama.
Soldiers > Drama.
World War, 1914-1918 > Drama.
African Americans > Drama.
Africa, North > Drama.
Robeson, Paul, > 1898-1976.
Action and adventure films.
Film adaptations.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Summary:In 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. In 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.
Item Description:Title from disc label.
DVD release of the 1935 (Sanders of the river) and 1937 (Jericho) motion pictures.
Aspect ratio: 1.33:1.
Issued as part of a 4-disc set entitled Paul Robeson : portraits of the artist.
Special features include: True Pioneer: the British films of Paul Robeson, a video program with Paul Robeson Jr. and film historians Stephens Bourne and Ian Christie, including film clips from Song of freedom (1936), King Solomon's mine (1937), and Big Fella (1937).
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (162 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; Dolby digital, mono.; region 1; NTSC.
Audience:Not rated.
Production Credits:Sanders of the river: photography, Georges Perinal, Osmond Borrodaile, Louis Page ; film editor, Charles Crichton ; lyrics, Arthur Wimperis ; musical compositions, Michael Spolianski.
Jericho: original story, Walter Futter ; photography, John W. Boyle ; supervising film editor, E.B. Jarvis ; original songs, Michael Carr, Jimmy Kennedy ; musical direction, Van Phillips.
ISBN:1934121223 (disc)
9781934121221 (disc)
1934121193 (set)
9781934121191 (set)