UID:
kobvindex_ZLB14197311
Format:
(76 Min.) : s/w
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Monaural
Content:
Of all Paul Robeson's eleven starring film performances, by far his most iconic was his breakthrough in the big-screen adaptation of Eugene O'Neill's The Emperor Jones (1933). He was already a legend for his stage incarnation of Brutus Jones, a Pullman porter who powers his way to the rule of a Caribbean island, but with this, his first sound-era film role, his regal image was married to his booming voice for eternity. With The Emperor Jones, Robeson became the first African-American leading man in mainstream movies and, he said, gained a deeper understanding of cinema's potential to change racial misconceptions. Previously censored, The Emperor Jones is presented here in its most complete form. (Criterion)
Content:
Extras: - New digital transfer of The Emperor Jones, created from the best surviving elements - Audio commentary for The Emperor Jones by historian Jeffrey C. Stewart - Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
Note:
Audio commentary with Jeffrey C. Stewart
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Engl.
In:
Paul Robeson : portraits of the artist ; [DVD Video], [S.l.], 2007, (2007)
Language:
English
Keywords:
The Emperor Jones 〈Film〉
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Kommentar
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DVD-Video
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Kommentar
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DVD-Video
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Kommentar
Author information:
Robeson, Paul
Author information:
O'Neill, Eugene