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Studio Canal, The Leo Hurwitz Film Trust
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. As David Goliath, in the popular British drama The Proud Valley (1940), Robeson is the quintessential everyman, an American sailor who joins rank-and-file Welsh miners organizing against the powers that be. Concurrently, Robeson committed his support to Paul Strand and Leo Hurwitz's political semidocumentary Native Land (1942). 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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The Proud Valley
Year: 1940
Time: 76
Aspect Ratios
1.33:1
Audio
English Dolby Digital Mono 1.0
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Native Land
Year: 1942
Time: 89
Aspect Ratios
1.33:1
Audio
English Dolby Digital Mono 1.0
Streaming Options
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Technical Specifications
Format:
DVD
Disc:
DVD-9 (1 Disc)
Total: 1 Disc
Regions:
1 (DVD)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33:1
Audio Options:
English Dolby Digital Mono 1.0
Subtitles:
English
Supplements
Types of Supplements Included: Interview, Audio Interview
- “The Story of Native Land,” a new video interview with cinematographer Tom Hurwitz, son of Frontier Films cofounder and Native Land codirector Leo Hurwitz
- 1958 Pacifica Radio interview with Paul Robeson (Courtesy of Pacifica Radio Archives)
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The Proud Valley
Native Land
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Release Credits
Artwork: Rodrigo Corral
Producer: Abbey Lustgarten