Native Land
1942, English. Directed by Leo Hurwitz & Paul Strand.
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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.
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Leo HurwitzDirector
- Paul StrandDirector
- Paul RobesonNarrator
- Fred JohnsonFred Hill
- Mary GeorgeHill's Wife
- John RennickHill's Son
- Amelia RomanoYoung Girl in Cleveland
- Houseley StevensonWhite Sharecropper
- Louis GrantBlack Sharecropper
- James HanneyMack
- Howard Da SilvaJim
- Art SmithHarry Carlyle
- Robert StraussFrank Mason, grocer
- John MarleyThug With Crowbar
Details
- Released
- 11 May 1942
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Leo Hurwitz, Ben Maddow, Paul Strand
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Native Land runs 89 minutes (1h 29m).
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If you liked Native Land, try Salt of the Earth, Radium Girls, Confirmation.
Who directed Native Land?
Native Land (1942) was directed by Leo Hurwitz and Paul Strand and stars Paul Robeson, Fred Johnson, Mary George.