Native Land 81 years old

The Picture with the Most Exciting Story of Our Time!

By the start of World War II, Paul Robeson had given up his lucrative mainstream work to participate in more socially progressive film and stage productions. Robeson committed his support to Paul Strand and Leo Hurwitz’s political semidocumentary Native Land. With Robeson’s narration and songs, this beautifully shot and edited film exposes violations of Americans’ civil liberties and is a call to action for exploited workers around the country. Scarcely shown since its debut, Native Land represents Robeson’s shift from narrative cinema to the leftist documentaries that would define the final chapter of his controversial film career.

Credits

Native Land Cast

Name	Character
Paul Robeson He was 44, 77 years old when he died	as Narrator
Fred Johnson	as Fred Hill

Native Land Crew

Name	Department
Leo Hurwitz as Director. He was 32 (81) years old when He died	Directing
Paul Strand as Director. He was 51 (85) years old when He died	Directing