Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist

Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist

Directed by Saul J. Turell • 1979 • United States

Saul J. Turell's Academy Award-winning documentary short Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist, narrated by Sidney Poitier, traces his career through his activism and his socially charged performances of his signature song, "Ol' Man River."

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Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist
  • Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist

    Directed by Saul J. Turell • 1979 • United States

    Saul J. Turell's Academy Award-winning documentary short Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist, narrated by Sidney Poitier, traces his career through his activism and his socially charged performances of his signature song, "Ol' Man River."

Extras

  • Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson

    In this video program, produced in 2006, actors Ruby Dee and James Earl Jones and filmmaker William Greaves recall Paul Robeson, his impact on African-American culture, and the controversy that plagued his final years.

  • Robeson on Robeson

    After Paul Robeson's death, on January 23, 1976, his son, Paul Robeson Jr., turned his own life's work to preserving his father's. In this 2007 program, Robeson Jr., author of “The Undiscovered Paul Robeson” and cofounder of the Paul Robeson Foundation, briefly discusses his father's approach to ...