Release Date

11 May, 1942

Runtime

01:29: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

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.

Original Title

Native Land

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Actors

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

Crew

Leo Hurwitz

Paul Strand

Leo Hurwitz

Ben Maddow

Paul Strand

Paul Strand

Lionel Berman

Leo Hurwitz

Bob Stebbins