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Native Land

Native Land

The Picture with the Most Exciting Story of Our Time!

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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.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

89 mins

Rating

6.2/10

Release Date

11 May 1942

Country

United States of America

Cast

Paul Robeson

Paul Robeson

Narrator

Fred Johnson

Fred Johnson

Fred Hill

Mary George

Mary George

Hill's Wife

John Rennick

John Rennick

Hill's Son

Amelia Romano

Amelia Romano

Young Girl in Cleveland

Houseley Stevenson

Houseley Stevenson

White Sharecropper

Louis Grant

Louis Grant

Black Sharecropper

James Hanney

James Hanney

Mack

Howard Da Silva

Howard Da Silva

Jim

Art Smith

Art Smith

Harry Carlyle

Robert Strauss

Robert Strauss

Frank Mason, grocer

John Marley

John Marley

Thug With Crowbar

Harry Wilson

Harry Wilson

Eugene Poulnot

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