Paul Robeson

Paul Robeson

Paul Robeson (April 9, 1898 - January 23, 1976) was an American concert bass-baritone, athlete, actor and political activist. Born in Princeton, New Jersey he was educated at Rutgers College and Columbia University Law School. After briefly practising as a lawyer he left the trade due to racism and instead pursued his acting and singing career.

  • Title: Paul Robeson
  • Popularity: 3.199
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1898-04-08
  • Place of Birth: Princeton, New Jersey, USA
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  • Also Known As: Paul LeRoy Bustill Robeson
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Paul Robeson Movies

  • 1936
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    Show Boat
    Show Boat

    6.7 1936 HD

    Despite her mother's objections, the naive young daughter of a show boat captain is thrust into the limelight as the company's new leading lady.

    Genre: Music

    Cast: Irene Dunne

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  • 1942
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    Tales of Manhattan
    Tales of Manhattan

    6.2 1942 HD

    Ten screenwriters collaborated on this series of tales concerning the effect a tailcoat cursed by its tailor has on those who wear it. The video...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Charles Boyer

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  • 1933
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    The Emperor Jones
    The Emperor Jones

    5.725 1933 HD

    Unscrupulously ambitious, Brutus Jones escapes from jail after killing a guard and, through bluff and bravado, finds himself the emperor of a...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Paul Robeson

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  • 1937
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    King Solomon's Mines
    King Solomon's Mines

    5.28 1937 HD

    White hunter Allan Quartermain and his enigmatic guide help a young Irish woman locate her missing father in unexplored Darkest Africa.

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Paul Robeson

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  • 1942
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    Native Land
    Native Land

    5.9 1942 HD

    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...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Paul Robeson

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  • 1930
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    Borderline
    Borderline

    5.8 1930 HD

    When an interracial couple vacations at a resort in Switzerland, an affair stirs racial tensions among the townsfolk.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Paul Robeson

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  • 1926
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    Camille: The Fate of a Coquette
    Camille: The Fate of a Coquette

    4 1926 HD

    A home movie version of the Dumas play. A young woman becomes a courtesan and tragedy befalls her. Appearances are made by many socialites of 1920s...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Paul Robeson

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  • 1925
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    Body and Soul
    Body and Soul

    6.2 1925 HD

    A minister is malevolent and sinister behind his righteous facade. He consorts with, and later extorts from, the owner of a gambling house, and...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Paul Robeson

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  • 1935
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    Sanders of the River
    Sanders of the River

    5.7 1935 HD

    A British District Officer in Nigeria in the 1930s rules his area strictly but justly. He struggles with gun-runners and slavers with the aid of a...

    Genre: Adventure

    Cast: Paul Robeson

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  • 1940
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    The Proud Valley
    The Proud Valley

    6.2 1940 HD

    In a Welsh coal mining valley, a young man with a beautiful singing voice is called upon to make the ultimate sacrifice when a pit disaster threatens.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Paul Robeson

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  • 1979
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    Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist
    Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist

    6.7 1979 HD

    This Academy Award-winning documentary short Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist, narrated by Sidney Poitier, traces the career of Paul Robeson...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Paul Robeson

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  • 1936
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    Song of Freedom
    Song of Freedom

    5.6 1936 HD

    John Zinga, a descendent of slaves, has an ancient medallion around his neck and a fragment of song passed down generations. He is an English...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Paul Robeson

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  • 1938
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    Big Fella
    Big Fella

    7 1938 HD

    Singing Marseilles docker Joe is hired by wealthy English couple, the Oliphants, to find their missing son Gerald. When Joe finds him, he learns...

    Genre: Music

    Cast: Paul Robeson

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  • 1999
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    Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
    Paul Robeson: Here I Stand

    1 1999 HD

    Paul Robeson: Here I Stand presents the life and achievements of an extraordinary man. Athlete, singer, and scholar, Robeson was also a charismatic...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Paul Robeson

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  • 1954
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    Song of the Rivers
    Song of the Rivers

    5 1954 HD

    An allegorical documentary about the workers of the world, whose common destinies and hopes for peace are symbolically united by the rivers that run...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Maximilian Scheer

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  • 1937
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    Jericho
    Jericho

    5.8 1937 HD

    An unjustly condemned corporal flees to Africa, chased by the captain blamed for his escape.

    Genre: Adventure

    Cast: Paul Robeson

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  • 1998
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    Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
    Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist

    8 1998 HD

    A documentary look at the confluence of the Red scare, McCarthyism, and blacklists with the post-war activism by African Americans seeking more and...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Morgan Freeman

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  • 1998
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    Paul Robeson: Speak of Me as I Am
    Paul Robeson: Speak of Me as I Am

    1 1998 HD

    A famed athlete, linguist, scholar, lawyer, actor, singer and activist, Paul Robeson left behind an irreplaceable legacy in American life. Friends,...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Paul Robeson

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  • 1975
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    Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
    Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

    5.7 1975 HD

    Period music, film clips and newsreel footage combined into a visual exploration of the American entertainment industry during the Great Depression.

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Laverne Andrews

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  • 2017
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    Britain on Film: Black Britain
    Britain on Film: Black Britain

    1 2017 HD

    Featuring footage spanning from 1901 to 1985, this little-seen footage has been found from all across the UK. This programme allows an exploration...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Paul Robeson

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  • 2007
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    Fred Baker - filmmaker
    Fred Baker - filmmaker

    1 2007 HD

    The house he lived In: A conversation with Fred Baker (1932-2011) filmmaker , director , screenwriter , film producer, actor and jazz musician. A...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Fred Baker

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  • 1994
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    Paul Robeson: 20th Century Renaissance Man, Entertainer & Activist
    Paul Robeson: 20th Century Renaissance Man, Entertainer & Activist

    1 1994 HD

    Paul Robeson was a celebrated African-American Actor, Athlete, Singer, Writer, and Civil Rights Activist. Robeson's many achievements are chronicled...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Paul Robeson

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  • 1949
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    Mining Review 2nd Year No. 11
    Mining Review 2nd Year No. 11

    6.5 1949 HD

    The 23rd issue of the long running industry cinemagazine. Features the articles: 'Safety First', 'Paying For It' and ' A Star Drops In'.

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Paul Robeson

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  • 2006
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    Howard Zinn: Voices of a People's History of the United States
    Howard Zinn: Voices of a People's History of the United States

    1 2006 HD

    An impressive roster of celebrities -- including Lili Taylor, Paul Robeson, Sarah Jones, Brian Jones, John Sayles and Wallace Shawn -- lend their...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: John Sayles

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  • 1975
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    Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
    Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

    1 1975 HD

    Ossie Davis narrates a history of "race films," films made before 1950 which catered to a primarily black audience.

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Ossie Davis

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  • 1951
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    South Africa Uncensored
    South Africa Uncensored

    1 1951 HD

    In 1951, the Council on African Affairs produced a twenty-two minute agitprop documentary film about apartheid in South Africa, narrated by Paul...

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    Cast: Paul Robeson

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  • 1973
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    Contradictory America. Faith, hope, love and hate. Film 2
    Contradictory America. Faith, hope, love and hate. Film 2

    9 1973 HD

    In the second film, the author tells about the struggle of blacks for the right to feel equal with all US citizens. Commentary of the mayor of Cairo,...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Valentin Zorin

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  • 2007
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    Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson
    Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson

    1 2007 HD

    A retrospective look at the career of Paul Robeson and his legacy as both an American and a citizen of the world.

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    Cast: William Greaves

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  • 1985
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    Musical Comedy Tonight III
    Musical Comedy Tonight III

    1 1985 HD

    Sylvia Fine hosts this musical show featuring some great American singing and dancing stars, featuring music by Gershwin, Rodgers & Hart, Berlin and...

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    Cast: Eddie Albert

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  • 1947
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    Easy to Get
    Easy to Get

    1 1947 HD

    U.S. Army training film about avoiding venereal disease, intended primarily for Black servicemen.

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Wendell Corey

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  • 1977
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    The Tallest Tree in Our Forest
    The Tallest Tree in Our Forest

    1 1977 HD

    A detailed biography of famed singer, actor, athlete and activist Paul Robeson. Complete with several interviews and footage of concerts and film...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Harry Belafonte

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  • 1990
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    I’m a Negro, I’m an American – Paul Robeson
    I’m a Negro, I’m an American – Paul Robeson

    1 1990 HD

    Biographical notes on the American singer, actor and civil rights activist Paul Robeson (1898-1976). At the height of his fame and skill,...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Paul Robeson Jr.

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  • 1991
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    The Great Concert of Nations, or The Breath of Cheyne-Stokes
    The Great Concert of Nations, or The Breath of Cheyne-Stokes

    1 1991 HD

    A film about the destruction of the Jewish intelligentsia - from the defeat of the Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee to the “Doctors’...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Paul Robeson

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  • 1932
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    Black and White
    Black and White

    4.7 1932 HD

    Genre: Animation

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