Citizen of the world
Subtitle: the Proud Valley ; and  Native Land
Contributors: Chapman, Edward, 1901-1977; Lack, Simon, 1917-1980; Rigby, Edward, 1879-1951; Johnson, Fred, 1899-1971; Stevenson, Houseley, 1879-1953; Da Silva, Howard, 1909-1986; Smith, Art, 1899-1973; Tennyson, Pen
Series: Paul Robeson : portraits of the artist; Criterion collection -- 373
Publisher: Criterion Collection
Published: 2007
Place of publication: [Irvington, NY]
Language: eng
Format: [videorecording] :
Number of pages: 165
ISBN-13: 9781934121238
Subjects: Coal mines and mining; Drama; African Americans in motion pictures; Human rights; History; Civil rights; Feature films; Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Other titles: Proud Valley; Native Land
Description: Proud Valley, a sailor comes to a Welsh coal mining town and helps re-open the mine at the cost of his life.  Native Land, a documentary formed from staged reenactments, leads viewers on an emotional tour of the U.S. and its freedom based ideologies (just prior to World War II) and looks at the the forces threatening to undermine its strengths from within: greedy capitalists, professional strikebreakers, and the Ku Klux Kan.
Notes: Videodisc release of the 1940 "Proud Valley" and 1942 "Native Land" films.

Special features: The story of "Native land", a new video interview with cinematographer Tom Hurwitz, son of Native Land co-director Leo Hurwitz.  Pacifica Radio interview with Paul Robeson from 1958.

For special features see interactive menus.

Paul Robeson, Edward Chapman, Edward Rigby, Simon Lack, Janet Johnson, Rachel Thomas "Proud Valley".  Fred Johnson, Mary George, John Rennick, Amelia Romano, Houseley Stevenson, Louis Grant, James Hanney, Howard Da Silva, Art Smith "Native Land".

DVD; Dolby digital mono., Dolby digital stereo.

Subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing.
Table of contents: title: Citizen of the world. The proud valley (1940, 77 min., directed by Pen Tennyson); title: Native land (1942, 88 min., directed by Leo Hurwitz and Paul Strand).