The Resource Paul Robeson : portraits of the artist, (videorecording)
Paul Robeson : portraits of the artist, (videorecording)
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The item Paul Robeson : portraits of the artist, (videorecording) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in San Francisco Public Library.
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- Summary
-
- A collection of feature films that starred Paul Robeson, plus one short documentary narrated by Sidney Poitier
- "All-American athlete, scholar, renowned baritone, stage actor, and social activist, Paul Robeson ... the son of an escaped slave, managed to become a top-billed movie star during the time of Jim Crow America ... his film legacy lives on and continues to speak eloquently of the long and difficult journey of a courageous and outspoken African-American."--Container
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 4 videodiscs (ca. 586 min.)
- Note
-
- Title from container
- Videodisc release of the 1925-1979 films
- Special features include: audio commentaries by historians Jeffrey C. Stewart (The Emperor Jones) and Pearl Bowser (Body and Soul) ; musical scores by Wyclife Gordon (Body and Soul) and Courtney Pine (Borderline) ; Pacifica Radio interview with Paul Robeson from 1958 ; four new video programs, featuring actors Ruby Dee and James Earl Jones, filmmaker William Greaves, cinematographer Tom Hurwitz, Paul Robeson Jr., and film historians Ian Christie and Stephen Bourne, and including clips from throughout Robeson's film career. Booklet includes essays by Paul Robeson, Hilton Als, Charles Burnett, Ian Christie, Geraldyn dismond, Charles Musser, Clement Alexander Price, and Deborah Willis and a note from Pete Seeger
- Contents
-
- [Disc 1] Icon. The Emperor Jones (1933, 76 min., directed by Dudley Murphy) ; Paul Robeson: Tribute to an artist (1979, 29 min., directed by Saul J. Turell)
- [Disc 2] Outsider. Body and soul (1925, 79 min., directed by Oscar Micheaux) ; Borderline (1930, 75 min., directed by Kenneth Macpherson)
- [Disc 3] Pioneer. Sanders of the river (1935, 87 min., directed by Zoltan Korda) ; Jericho (1937, 75 min., directed by Thornton Freeland)
- [Disc 4] Citizen of the world. The proud valley (1940, 77 min., directed by Pen Tennyson) ; Native land (1942, 88 min., directed by Leo Hurwitz and Paul Strand)
- Isbn
- 9781934121221
- Label
- Paul Robeson : portraits of the artist
- Title
- Paul Robeson
- Title remainder
- portraits of the artist
- Language
- eng
- Summary
-
- A collection of feature films that starred Paul Robeson, plus one short documentary narrated by Sidney Poitier
- "All-American athlete, scholar, renowned baritone, stage actor, and social activist, Paul Robeson ... the son of an escaped slave, managed to become a top-billed movie star during the time of Jim Crow America ... his film legacy lives on and continues to speak eloquently of the long and difficult journey of a courageous and outspoken African-American."--Container
- Cataloging source
- ZEM
- Characteristic
- videorecording
- Credits note
- Directors: Dudley Murphy, Saul J. Turell, Oscar Micheaux, Kenneth Macpherson, Zoltan Korda, Thornton Freeland, Pen Tennyson, Leo Hurwitz, Paul Strand
- Dewey number
- 791.43/75
- Language note
- Subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
- LC call number
- E185.97.R63
- LC item number
- P38 2007
- PerformerNote
- Paul Robeson
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
-
- 1898-1976
- 1921-1986
- 1884-1951
- 1895-1961
- 1898-1987
- 1912-1941
- 1909-1991
- 1890-1976
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- Robeson, Paul
- Murphy, Dudley
- Turell, Saul J.
- Micheaux, Oscar
- Macpherson, Kenneth
- Korda, Zoltan
- Freeland, Thornton
- Tennyson, Pen
- Hurwitz, Leo T.
- Strand, Paul
- Runtime
- 586
- Series statement
- Criterion collection
- Series volume
- 369--373
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Robeson, Paul
- Feature films
- Films for the hearing impaired
- Technique
- live action
- Label
- Paul Robeson : portraits of the artist, (videorecording)
- Note
-
- Title from container
- Videodisc release of the 1925-1979 films
- Special features include: audio commentaries by historians Jeffrey C. Stewart (The Emperor Jones) and Pearl Bowser (Body and Soul) ; musical scores by Wyclife Gordon (Body and Soul) and Courtney Pine (Borderline) ; Pacifica Radio interview with Paul Robeson from 1958 ; four new video programs, featuring actors Ruby Dee and James Earl Jones, filmmaker William Greaves, cinematographer Tom Hurwitz, Paul Robeson Jr., and film historians Ian Christie and Stephen Bourne, and including clips from throughout Robeson's film career. Booklet includes essays by Paul Robeson, Hilton Als, Charles Burnett, Ian Christie, Geraldyn dismond, Charles Musser, Clement Alexander Price, and Deborah Willis and a note from Pete Seeger
- Bar code
- 31223108495376
- Carrier category
- videodisc
- Carrier category code
-
- vd
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Configuration of playback channels
- mixed
- Content category
- two-dimensional moving image
- Content type code
-
- tdi
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- [Disc 1] Icon. The Emperor Jones (1933, 76 min., directed by Dudley Murphy) ; Paul Robeson: Tribute to an artist (1979, 29 min., directed by Saul J. Turell) -- [Disc 2] Outsider. Body and soul (1925, 79 min., directed by Oscar Micheaux) ; Borderline (1930, 75 min., directed by Kenneth Macpherson) -- [Disc 3] Pioneer. Sanders of the river (1935, 87 min., directed by Zoltan Korda) ; Jericho (1937, 75 min., directed by Thornton Freeland) -- [Disc 4] Citizen of the world. The proud valley (1940, 77 min., directed by Pen Tennyson) ; Native land (1942, 88 min., directed by Leo Hurwitz and Paul Strand)
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in.
- Dimensions
- other
- Extent
- 4 videodiscs (ca. 586 min.)
- Isbn
- 9781934121221
- Isbn Type
- (Pioneer)
- Media category
- video
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- v
- Medium for sound
- videodisc
- Other control number
- 715515021722
- Other physical details
- sd., b&w
- Publisher number
-
- CC1676D
- CC1677D--CC1680D
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
- videodisc
- System control number
- (OCoLC)84837651
- System details
- DVD; Dolby digital mono., Dolby digital stereo
- Video recording format
- DVD
- Label
- Paul Robeson : portraits of the artist, (videorecording)
- Note
-
- Title from container
- Videodisc release of the 1925-1979 films
- Special features include: audio commentaries by historians Jeffrey C. Stewart (The Emperor Jones) and Pearl Bowser (Body and Soul) ; musical scores by Wyclife Gordon (Body and Soul) and Courtney Pine (Borderline) ; Pacifica Radio interview with Paul Robeson from 1958 ; four new video programs, featuring actors Ruby Dee and James Earl Jones, filmmaker William Greaves, cinematographer Tom Hurwitz, Paul Robeson Jr., and film historians Ian Christie and Stephen Bourne, and including clips from throughout Robeson's film career. Booklet includes essays by Paul Robeson, Hilton Als, Charles Burnett, Ian Christie, Geraldyn dismond, Charles Musser, Clement Alexander Price, and Deborah Willis and a note from Pete Seeger
- Bar code
- 31223108495376
- Carrier category
- videodisc
- Carrier category code
-
- vd
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Configuration of playback channels
- mixed
- Content category
- two-dimensional moving image
- Content type code
-
- tdi
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- [Disc 1] Icon. The Emperor Jones (1933, 76 min., directed by Dudley Murphy) ; Paul Robeson: Tribute to an artist (1979, 29 min., directed by Saul J. Turell) -- [Disc 2] Outsider. Body and soul (1925, 79 min., directed by Oscar Micheaux) ; Borderline (1930, 75 min., directed by Kenneth Macpherson) -- [Disc 3] Pioneer. Sanders of the river (1935, 87 min., directed by Zoltan Korda) ; Jericho (1937, 75 min., directed by Thornton Freeland) -- [Disc 4] Citizen of the world. The proud valley (1940, 77 min., directed by Pen Tennyson) ; Native land (1942, 88 min., directed by Leo Hurwitz and Paul Strand)
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in.
- Dimensions
- other
- Extent
- 4 videodiscs (ca. 586 min.)
- Isbn
- 9781934121221
- Isbn Type
- (Pioneer)
- Media category
- video
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- v
- Medium for sound
- videodisc
- Other control number
- 715515021722
- Other physical details
- sd., b&w
- Publisher number
-
- CC1676D
- CC1677D--CC1680D
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
- videodisc
- System control number
- (OCoLC)84837651
- System details
- DVD; Dolby digital mono., Dolby digital stereo
- Video recording format
- DVD
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