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Sanders of the River | Jericho
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Gaumont, Kino International
Featuring: Paul Robeson, Leslie Banks, Henry Wilcoxon, Nina Mae McKinney, Wallace Ford, Robert Cochrane, Princess Kouka, Martin Walker, John Laurie, Richard Grey
Seeking out new avenues for his artistry, Paul Robeson moved his family to London in 1928. During the next twelve years, he headlined six British films, pioneering uncharted territory for black actors and reaching a level of prominence unthinkable in Hollywood. Robeson's first British production, Zoltán Korda's Sanders of the River (1935), however, ended up being an embarrassment for the actor, its story of an African tribal leader transformed into a celebration of the British Empire. As a result, Robeson sought more artistic control, eventually achieving it with Jericho (1937), which features Robeson in what turned out to be his most satisfying film role, as a World War I officer who escapes his fate as a black man by fleeing to Africa and creating a new world for himself.
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Sanders of the River
Year: 1935
Time: 91
Aspect Ratios
1.33:1
Audio
English Dolby Digital Mono 1.0
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Jericho
Year: 1937
Time: 75
Aspect Ratios
1.33:1
Audio
English Dolby Digital Mono 1.0
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Technical Specifications
Format:
DVD
Disc:
DVD-9 (1 Disc)
Total: 1 Disc
Regions:
1 (DVD)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33:1
Audio Options:
English Dolby Digital Mono 1.0
Subtitles:
English
Supplements
Types of Supplements Included: Documentary
- True Pioneer: The British Films of Paul Robeson, a new video program featuring interviews with Paul Robeson, Jr. and film historians Stephen Bourne and Ian Christie, and including film clips from Song of Freedom (1936), King Solomon’s Mines (1937), and Big Fella (1937)
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Sanders of the River
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Artwork: Rodrigo Corral
Producer: Abbey Lustgarten