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Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist is a 1979 American short documentary film directed by Saul J. Turell.[2] In 1980, it won an Oscar at the 52nd Academy Awards for Documentary Short Subject.[3] It was released alongside Robeson's other films on a Criterion Collection box set in 2007.[4][5]
Plot
Cast
- Paul Robeson as himself (archive footage)
- Sidney Poitier as narrator (voice)
- Margaret Webster as herself - director of Othello (voice, uncredited, and archive footage)
References
- ^ William Shatner and Persis Khambatta present Documentary Oscars in 1980-Oscars on YouTube
- ^ Criterion Channel
- ^ 1980|Oscars.org
- ^ Paul Robeson: Portraits of the Artist|The Criterion Collection
- ^ 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)