Emperor Jones/Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist Movie Review 1933

A classic, rarely viewed version of the Eugene O'Neill play about a criminal who schemes his way into becoming the king of a Caribbean island. Robeson's only true dramatic film appearance. The film is accompanied by a documentary profile of Robeson, made in 1979.

Distribution

Home Vision Cinema, c/o Image Entertainment, 20525 Nordhoff St., Ste. 200, Chatsworth, CA 91311, URL: http://www.homevision.com

Available on VHS
Running time 102 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Documentary Films, Caribbean, Biography: Show Business

Cast

Paul Robeson, Dudley Digges, Frank Wilson

Director

Dudley Murphy

Other

Sidney Poitier

Producer

United Artists