Jericho (Motion picture) True pioneer. Sanders of the river. Jericho.
Notes:
Classroom use may be subject to licensing restrictions. Title from disc label. 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 Cookbane, Dedre Barroud, Frederick Cooper, Henry Aubin, Eslanda Robeson. True pioneer: commentary, Ian Christie, Stephen Bourne, Paul Robeson, Jr. 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.
Contents:
True pioneer : the British films of Paul Robeson / executive producers, Peter Becker, Kim Hendrickson, Fumiko Takagi, Jonathan Turell ; Criterion Collection (2007, 33 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.).
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 Londan 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.
Series:
Paul Robeson, portraits of the artist Criterion collection ; 372 Criterion collection ; 369
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1077812979
Locations:
UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)
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