Native Land
The Picture with the Most Exciting Story of Our Time!
By the start of World War II, Paul Robeson had given up his lucrative mainstream work to participate in more socially progressive film and stage productions. Robeson committed his support to Paul Strand and Leo Hurwitz’s political semidocumentary Native Land. With Robeson’s narration and songs, this beautifully shot and edited film exposes violations of Americans’ civil liberties and is a call to action for exploited workers around the country. Scarcely shown since its debut, Native Land represents Robeson’s shift from narrative cinema to the leftist documentaries that would define the final chapter of his controversial film career.
By the start of World War II, Paul Robeson had given up his lucrative mainstream work to participate in more socially progressive film and stage productions. Robeson committed his support to Paul Strand and Leo Hurwitz’s political semidocumentary Native Land. With Robeson’s narration and songs, this beautifully shot and edited film exposes violations of Americans’ civil liberties and is a call to action for exploited workers around the country. Scarcely shown since its debut, Native Land represents Robeson’s shift from narrative cinema to the leftist documentaries that would define the final chapter of his controversial film career.
Genre: Drama, History, Documentary
Actor: Paul Robeson, Fred Johnson, Mary George, John Rennick, Amelia Romano, Houseley Stevenson, Louis Grant, James Hanney, Howard Da Silva, Art Smith
Director: Paul Strand, Leo Hurwitz
Country: United States of America
Produced By: Frontier Films
Runtime: 89
Release: 1942
Rating: 5.9 out of 10
Language: English,
Views: 234
Content Rating:Not Rated
Quality: DVD
