Paul Robeson: 20th Century Renaissance Man, Entertainer & Activist (1994)
• January 1st, 1994 • 0h 30min
Documentary, History
Overview
Paul Robeson was a celebrated African-American Actor, Athlete, Singer, Writer, and Civil Rights Activist. Robeson's many achievements are chronicled in this program, ranging from playing with the NFL to graduating from Columbia Law School, performing on Broadway and in Hollywood films to founding the American Crusade against Lynching as well as Council on African Affairs. Robeson was one of the most talented performers of his time and a dedicated humanitarian who ultimately sacrificed fame and fortune for what he believed in. His association with Leftist Politics during the era of the Cold War, and frequent denouncing of American political parties led to his eventual blacklisting with other prominent writers and artists during the McCarthy Era. His talents in all areas are remarkable, and his dedication to attaining a peaceful coexistence between all the people of the world is truly admirable.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Hello My Dear
Released on: 2021-05-01
Documentary
The documentary is titled after Arkadaş Z. Özger’s poem “Hello My Dear” which had caused much contro...
The Bad Poet
Released on: 2021-05-20
History, Drama
1936. Giovanni Comini, the youngest Federal in Fascist Italy, is summoned to Rome for a delicate mis...
Set Fire to the Stars
Released on: 2014-11-07
Drama, History
An aspiring poet in 1950s New York has his ordered world shaken when he embarks on a week-long retre...
Maria Bethânia: Música é Perfume
Released on: 2005-08-24
Music, Documentary
Brazilian singer Maria Bethania has a 40-year singing career. A documentary shows her concerts and f...
The Last Emperor
Released on: 1987-10-04
Drama, History
A dramatic history of Pu Yi, the last of the Emperors of China, from his lofty birth and brief reign...
Ed Wood
Released on: 1994-09-30
Comedy, Drama, History
The mostly true story of the legendary "worst director of all time", who, with the help of his stran...
The Killing Fields
Released on: 1984-11-23
Drama, History, War
New York Times reporter Sydney Schanberg is on assignment covering the Cambodian Civil War, with the...
Miss Marie Lloyd: Queen of the Music Hall
Released on: 2007-05-09
Drama, TV Movie, History, Comedy
Witness the life and loves of Marie Lloyd, the music hall legend known for her bawdy songs and outra...
There Will Be Glitter
Released on: 2009-05-10
Documentary
A story about the GLBTQ community at Gettysburg College: students and faculty, past and present. Enj...
Pir Sultan Abdal
Released on: 1973-01-01
History, Drama, Music
The film tells the story of Pir Sultan Abdal, a famous folk poet in Turkey, who criticized some Otto...
Chaplin Today: The Great Dictator
Released on: 2003-12-30
Documentary, TV Movie
A short documentary about the making of "The Great Dictator."
Kymatica
Released on: 2009-02-01
Documentary
Ben Stewart, the bright young musician and philosopher who brought us the sleeper hit "Esoteric Agen...
Burns in the USA
Released on: 2017-01-25
Documentary, History
Robert Burns was well aware of the revolution taking place across the Atlantic as he grew up. The po...
The Color of Pomegranates
Released on: 1969-10-01
Drama, History
The life of the revered 18th-century Armenian poet and musician Sayat-Nova. Portraying events in the...
Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life
Released on: 1998-05-10
Documentary, TV Movie
A biographical documentary about the great British actor and director Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977), f...
Sight
Released on: 2024-05-24
Drama, History
Ming Wang is an impoverished Chinese prodigy who flees Communist China to become a pioneering eye su...
Song of the Poet
Released on: 2022-05-18
Documentary, Music
Chronicles of Joung Tae-choon, a celebrated folk singer-songwriter, who tremendously contributed to ...
Judy
Released on: 2019-09-27
Drama, History, Music
Thirty years after starring in "The Wizard of Oz," beloved actress and singer Judy Garland arrives i...
Believer
Released on: 2017-01-20
Documentary
Imagine Dragons’ Mormon frontman Dan Reynolds is taking on a new mission to explore how the church t...