Native Land

"The Picture with the Most Exciting Story of Our Time!"

May 11 1942 Not Rated 1h 20m
Documentary, Drama, History

By the start of World War II, Paul Robeson had given up his lucrative mainstream work to participate in more socially progressive film and stage productions. Robeson committed his support to Paul Strand and Leo Hurwitz’s political semidocumentary Native Land. With Robeson’s narration and songs, this beautifully shot and edited film exposes violations of Americans’ civil liberties and is a call to action for exploited workers around the country. Scarcely shown since its debut, Native Land represents Robeson’s shift from narrative cinema to the leftist documentaries that would define the final chapter of his controversial film career.

Plot

Paul Robeson narrates a mix of dramatizations and archival footage about the bill of rights being under attack during the 1930s by union busting corporations, their spies and contractors. In dramatizations, we see a Michigan farme...

Written by

Leo Hurwitz, Ben Maddow, Paul Strand

Directed by

Leo Hurwitz, Paul Strand

Cast

Paul Robeson, Fred Johnson, Mary George

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Frontier Films

Languages

English

Awards

1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
401
Average Rating
6.3 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA