Paul Robeson: Here I Stand

Paul Robeson: Here I Stand is a comprehensive and award-winning documentary film that explores the life and career of Paul Robeson, the controversial African-American athlete-actor-singer-activist. It was directed by St. Clair Bourne for the PBS series American Masters. Spanning Robeson's whole life, it features interviews with Robeson himself, his son Paul Robeson Jr. and others close to its subject, celebrities, and several scholars on African-American cinema. It also includes extensive excerpts from Robeson's movies and musical recordings.

Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
Directed bySt. Clair Bourne
Written byLou Potter
Produced byChris Schultz
StarringPaul Robeson
Ossie Davis (Narrator)
Edited byWill Lashley
Music byBill Toles
Distributed byWinStar Home Entertainment
Release date
  • August 24, 1999 (1999-08-24)
Running time
117 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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Notes

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ISBN 9781572525948

Resources

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  • Ehrlich, Scott. Paul Robeson. Los Angeles: Melrose Square, 1988. Print.
  • Ellis, Jack C., and Betsy A. McLane. A New History of Documentary Film. New York: Continuum, 2005. Print.
  • Hamilton, Virginia. Paul Robeson: The Life and Times of a Free Black Man. New York: HarperCollins, 1974. Print.
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