Movie Description
Native Land
(1942)Overview
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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Leo Hurwitz,Paul Strand
- Writer : Leo Hurwitz,Ben Maddow,Paul Strand
- Editor : Lionel Berman,Leo Hurwitz,Bob Stebbins
- Cast : Paul Robeson,Fred Johnson,Mary George,John Rennick,Amelia Romano,Houseley Stevenson,Louis Grant,James Hanney,Howard Da Silva,Art Smith,Robert Strauss,John Marley,Harry Wilson
Cast
Narrator
Fred Hill
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Frank Mason, grocer
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Eugene Poulnot
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Facts
Original TitleNative Land
Status Released
Release Information
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1942-05-11
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 29m
Production CompaniesFrontier Films
Genres
- Drama
- History
