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Native Land

The Picture with the Most Exciting Story of Our Time!

By the start of World War II, Paul Robeson had given up lucrative mainstream work for socially progressive film and stage productions. He committed his support to Paul Strand and Leo Hurwitz's political semidocumentary Native Land, contributing narration and songs. Beautifully shot and edited, the film exposes violations of Americans' civil liberties and serves as a call to action for exploited workers nationwide. Scarcely shown since its debut, it marks Robeson's shift from narrative cinema to the leftist documentaries that defined his later career.

Original title
Native Land
Genre
Drama, History
Director
Leo Hurwitz, Paul Strand
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
Country
United States of America
Studios
Frontier Films
Language
en
Year
1942
Duration
89
Release date
1942-05-11
TMDB
6.300 · 14 votes
Status
Released

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