Icon
Subtitle: the Emperor Jones; Paul Robeson: tribute to an artist
By: directed by Dudley Murphy ; screenplay by Dubose Heyward
Contributors: Wilson, Frank; Washington, Fredi; Elzy, Ruby; Stamper, George; Stewart, Jeffrey C.; Greaves, William; Dee, Ruby; Jones, James Earl; Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976; Turell, Saul J., 1921-1986
Series: Criterion collection -- 370
Publisher: Criterion Collection
Published: 2007
Place of publication: [Irvington, NY]
Language: eng
Format: [videorecording] :
Number of pages: 105
ISBN-13: 9781934121207
Subjects: Political corruption; Drama; Feature films; Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Other titles: Emperor Jones; Paul Robeson : tribute to an artist
Description: Emperor Jones: Brutus Jones, a Pullman porter powers his way to become ruler of a Caribbean Island .  Paul Robeson: tribute to an artist, traces Robesons career through his activism and his social charged performances of his signature song, "Ol' Man River.
Notes: Title from container.

Videodisc release of the 1933 "Emperor Jones" and 1979 "Paul Robeson: tribute to an artist" films.

Special features: audio commentary for the Emperor Jones by historian Jeffrey C. Stewart.  Our Paul: remembering Paul Robeson; a new video program with film maker William Greaves and acts Ruby Dee and James Earl Jones.  Robeson on Robeson, a new video interview with Paul Robeson, Jr.

For special features see interactive menus.

Paul Robeson, Dudley Digges, Frank Wilson, Fredi Washington, Ruby Elzy, George Stamper.

Not rated.

DVD; Dolby digital mono., Dolby digital stereo.

Subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing.
Table of contents: title: Icon. The Emperor Jones (1933, 76 min., directed by Dudley Murphy) ; Paul Robeson: Tribute to an artist (1979, 29 min., directed by Saul J. Turell).