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Title:

The Emperor Jones ; and, Paul Robeson, tribute to an artist.

Publisher:

Home Vision,

Copyright Date:

1993?

Description:

1 videocassette (101 min.) : sound, black and white and color ; 1/2 in.

Subject:

Feature films.
American drama--20th century--Television adaptations.
American drama--20th century--Film adaptations.
Robeson, Paul,--1898-1976.
African American actors--Biography.
Documentary films.
Biographies.

Other Authors:

Murphy, Dudley, 1897-1968. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85199101
Krimsky, John. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no98077122
Cochran, Gifford.
Heyward, DuBose, 1885-1940. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50041800
Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80064276
Digges, Dudley, 1879-1947. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85151573
Wilson, Frank, 1886-1956.
Washington, Fredi, 1903-1994. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80124231
Elzy, Ruby. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92013570
O'Neill, Eugene, 1888-1953. Emperor Jones. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92029511
Turell, Saul J., 1921-1986. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n93005166
Poitier, Sidney. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79095315
Janus Films. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81074742
United Artists Corporation. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50057783
Home Vision (Firm) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n88027308

Other Titles:

Paul Robeson, tribute to an artist.
Emperor Jones.

Notes:

Paul Robeson, Dudley Digges, Frank Wilson, Fredi Washington, Ruby Elzy. "From the Janus film collection." The Emperor Jones is directed by Dudley Murphy, produced by John Krimsky and Gifford Cochran, with screenplay adapted by DuBose Heyward from the drama by Eugene O'Neill. Originally released in 1933 by United Artists Corporation. Paul Robeson, tribute to an artist, is an Academy Award winning short documentary, written and directed by Saul J. Turell, narrated by Sidney Poitier. Originally released in 1979.

Contents:

The Emperor Jones (72 min., b&w) -- Paul Robeson, tribute to an artist (29 min., col.)

Summary:

1. Brutus Jones, a fugitive Pullman porter, who jumps ship and becomes the cruel, despotic emperor of a Caribbean island. -- 2. Tribute to an artist celebrates the warmth, dignity, courage, and talent of one of the greatest American artists of all time.

ISBN:

9780780014473
0780014472

OCLC:

(OCoLC)29992553

UPC:

037429075531

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)