Paul Robeson: Here I Stand (1999)
1h 30m
Running Time
February 24, 1999Release Date
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand (1999)
1h 30m
Running Time
February 24, 1999Release Date
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Plot.
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand presents the life and achievements of an extraordinary man. Athlete, singer, and scholar, Robeson was also a charismatic champion of the rights of the poor working man, the disfranchised and people of color. He led a life in the vanguard of many movements, achieved international acclaim for his music and suffered tremendous personal sacrifice. His story is one of the great dramas of the 20th century, spanning an international canvas of social upheaval and ideological controversy.
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Cast & Crew.
Paul Robeson
Self
Harry Belafonte
Self
Tony Benn
Self
Stephen Bourne
Self
Ossie Davis
Self / Narrator
St. Clair Bourne
Director
Chiz Schultz
Producer
Uta Hagen
Self / Desdemona in 'Othello' (voice)
Will Lashley
Editor
Lena Horne
Self
Ruby Dee
Self
S. Epatha Merkerson
Eslanda Robeson (voice)
Martin Duberman
Self
Gordon Parks
Self
Paul Robeson Jr.
Self
Pete Seeger
Self
Henry Adebonojo
Additional Photography
Gershon Hinkson
Associate Editor
Susan Lacy
Executive Producer
Johanna Bermúdez-Ruiz
Production Assistant
Bill Toles
Music
David Menair
Executive Producer
Nancy Oey
Associate Producer
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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.