"Actor: Paul Robeson"

• The Proud Valley | DVD | (27/03/2017) from £7.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Hoping to find work in Wales, David Goliath (Paul Robeson: Show Boat), a ship's stoker, boards a train and winds up in a small mining town. There, his powerful physique and magnificent singing voice attract the attention of Parry (Simon Lack), the choir director, who hopes to win the national singing meet on the strength of David's vocal chords. Goliath soon finds himself embracing village life, working down the pit and singing with the choir. However, when a cave-in leads to disaster, the mine is closed and all the workers are left unemployed. Hoping to convince the owners to reopen the colliery, Goliath helps lead a group of activists in a walk to London. Along the way, they learn war has been declared, and begin to plan to get the mine up and running again in time to serve the nation's needs. With a wealth of musical numbers and Paul Robeson's undeniable charm, The Proud Valley is a must-see.

• Sanders of the River | DVD | (07/03/2016) from £4.99   |  Saving you £5.00 (100.20%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Paul Robeson, Leslie Banks and Nina Mae McKinney star in this classic adaptation of Edgar Wallace's celebrated adventure story set in British Colonial Nigeria. A box-office triumph that earned director Zoltan Korda the first of his four nominations for Best Film at the Venice Film Festival, Sanders of the River is featured in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements, in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio.Determined to maintain peace in the river district of West Africa, British Commissioner Sanders works closely with Bosambo a probationary chief who, under Sanders' orders, frees a slave convoy sent by another chief, King Mofolaba. Bosambo marries Lilongo, the most beautiful slave, but when Sanders goes on leave King Mofolaba attacks and captures Bosambo's wife. When his attempts to rescue her end in capture as well, all seems lost...SPECIAL FEATURES: Image Gallery Promotional Material PDF

• Proud Valley | DVD | (11/01/2010) from £20.23   |  Saving you £-4.24 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The Proud Valley

• Pioneers of African-Amercian Cinema (5-Disc Blu-ray Set) | Blu Ray | (21/11/2016) from £59.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  This very special collection illuminates one of the most fascinating and unjustly neglected corners of American movie history Martin Scorsese Explore the landmarks of early African-American film with this extensive collection of features and shorts. One of the most fascinating chapters of film history, the so-called race films of 1920s, 30s and 40s America rallied against the prejudiced conventions of the time. Starring, written, produced and directed by African-Americans, these pioneering films refined an innovative style that set them apart from the Hollywood establishment. Showcasing the works of influential filmmakers such as Oscar Micheaux, Spencer Williams, Zora Neale Hurston, and James and Eloyce Gist, the Pioneers of African-American Cinema is a newly restored collection of rare and nearly-forgotten films that celebrates the enduring influence of these overlooked visionaries.

• The Proud Valley | Blu Ray | (27/03/2017) from £12.64   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Hoping to find work in Wales, David Goliath (Paul Robeson: Show Boat), a ship's stoker, boards a train and winds up in a small mining town. There, his powerful physique and magnificent singing voice attract the attention of Parry (Simon Lack), the choir director, who hopes to win the national singing meet on the strength of David's vocal chords. Goliath soon finds himself embracing village life, working down the pit and singing with the choir. However, when a cave-in leads to disaster, the mine is closed and all the workers are left unemployed. Hoping to convince the owners to reopen the colliery, Goliath helps lead a group of activists in a walk to London. Along the way, they learn war has been declared, and begin to plan to get the mine up and running again in time to serve the nation's needs. With a wealth of musical numbers and Paul Robeson's undeniable charm, The Proud Valley is a must-see.

• Pioneers of African-Amercian Cinema (5 - Disc DVD Set) | DVD | (21/11/2016) from £11.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Explore the landmarks of early African-American film with this extensive collection of features and shorts. One of the most fascinating chapters of film history, the so-called race films of 1920s, 30s and 40s America rallied against the prejudiced conventions of the time. Starring, written, produced and directed by African-Americans, these pioneering films refined an innovative style that set them apart from the Hollywood establishment. Showcasing the works of influential filmmakers such as Oscar Micheaux, Spencer Williams, Zora Neale Hurston, and James and Eloyce Gist, the Pioneers of African-American Cinema is a newly restored collection of rare and nearly-forgotten films that celebrates the enduring influence of these overlooked visionaries.

• Paul Robeson Collection - Sanders Of The River/Song Of Freedom/King Solomon's Mines/Big Fella | DVD | (28/01/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £39.99

  This collection features: Sanders Of The River Songs Of Freedom King Solomon's Mines Big Fella

• Borderline | DVD | (07/05/2007) from £33.73   |  Saving you £-8.74 (-35.00%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Adah a black woman has an affair with a white married man Thorne much to the dismay of his wife and the prejudiced townsfolk. Adah attempts a reconciliation with her partner Pete but eventually leaves both him and the town. Meanwhile Thorne's wife Astrid goes mad attacks her husband and then mysteriously dies. Thorne is tried for her murder...

• The Emperor Jones | DVD | (31/10/2011) from £5.98   |  Saving you £9.00 (225.56%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Brutus Jones (Paul Robeson) is a handsome, ambitious and devout churchgoer from the backwoods who leaves to become a Pullman porter in New York City. Once there, he gives in to his newfound world of fast money and loose women falling for Undine (Fredi Washington), the girl of his friend Jeff (Frank H. Wilson). Having failed to pull a quick-buck money deal, Jones shoots craps against Jeff before discovering that the dice are crooked. When Jeff lies dead after a fight, Jones is found guilty of murder and sentenced to life on a chain gang. Desperate to escape, Jones stages a breakout and kills a warder. Making good his escape to a Caribbean island, Jones eventually becomes the Island's ruler: The Emperor Jones. But will his sins catch up with him?This was the film that made a star of Paul Robeson and its significance was that it was the first film to have an African American as its leading man.

• 500 Years Later | DVD | (20/10/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £22.99

• Jericho | DVD | (30/01/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  All Corporal Jericho Jackson (Paul Robeson) wants to do is fight for his country but on his way to the battlefields of Europe, he accidentally kills a man and is sentenced to the firing squad. But Jericho won't obey this unjust verdict.Making his escape, he flees to Africa and finds a new life leading a desert tribe, defending them against violent brigands. However, Jericho's past is pursuing him: a former friend has vowed revenge and is catching up fast...Paul Robeson was the first African-American movie star and Jericho was one of his greatest films. Blending the songs - and the action - his fans had come to expect, it shows this amazing talent at the height of his powers.

• Paul Robeson - Speak Of Me As I Am | DVD | (05/02/2007) from £12.13   |  Saving you £-1.14 (-10.40%)   |  RRP £10.99

  Paul Robeson: Speak Of Me As I Am

• Paul Robeson - Songs Of Freedom | DVD | (10/03/2009) from £13.45   |  Saving you £-4.23 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.22

  Paul Robeson: Songs Of Freedom

• King Solomon's Mines | DVD | (13/03/2006) from £6.99   |  Saving you £3.00 (42.92%)   |  RRP £9.99

  A group of daring explorers led by Allan Quartermain (Cedric Hardwicke) searches the African continent for the lost diamond mines of Solomon in this adaptation of the oft-filmed novel by H. Rider Haggard. Paul Robeson co-stars as the party's guide through the wilderness who occasionally bursts into song.