Native Land (1942)

Directors

Leo Hurwitz, Paul Strand

Cast

Paul Robeson, Robert Strauss

The story

A combination of a documentary format and staged reenactments (influenced by the cinematic works of Sergei Eisenstein and Aleksandr Dovzhenko), the independently produced film depicted the struggle of trade unions against union-busting corporations, their spies and contractors. It was based on the 1938 report of the La Follette Committee's investigation of the repression of labor organizing. Famous African-American singer, actor and activist Paul Robeson participated as an off-screen narrator and vocalist.

Genres

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