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Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist
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Wikipedia article
'Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist' is a 1979 American short documentary film directed by Saul J. Turell.[https://www.criterionchannel.com/paul-robeson-tribute-to-an-artist Criterion Channel] In 1980, it won an Oscar at the 52nd Academy Awards for Documentary Short Subject.[https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1980 1980|Oscars.org] It was released alongside Robeson's other films on a Criterion Collection box set in 2007.[https://www.criterion.com/boxsets/443-paul-robeson-portraits-of-the-artist Paul Robeson: Portraits of the Artist|The Criterion Collection][https://www.amazon.com/Paul-Robeson-Portraits-Borderline-Collection/dp/B000KRNGOA Amazon.com: Paul Robeson: Portraits of the Artist (Body and Soul / Borderline / The Emperor Jones / Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist / Sanders of the River / Jericho / The Proud Valley / Native Land) (The Criterion Collection)]
Cast
* Paul Robeson as Himself (archive footage)
* Sidney Poitier as Narrator (voice)
* Margaret Webster as Herself - Director of 'Othello' (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
References
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