Song of Freedom Movie Review 1936

John Zinga (Robeson) is a British-born black dockworker whose voal gifts are discovered by an opera impresario. After realizing a career as a concert performer, Zinga ventures to Africa to investigate his ancestry and finds he has royal roots, and that his tribe have fallen under the grip of corrupt spiritualists. Robeson turns in a fine performance in what is otherwise an average film.

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Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 80 minutes.
Originally from British.

Cast and Crew

Genres

African America, Musical Drama, Africa

Screenplay

Ingram D'Abbes, Fenn Sherie

Cast

Paul Robeson, Elisabeth Welch, George Mozart

Cinematography

Eric Cross, Harry Rose

Director

J. Elder Wills

Producer

Treo