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Director
  
J. Elder Wills

Music director
  
Jack Beaver

Language
  
English

6/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Drama, Musical

Duration
  

Country
  
United Kingdom

Big Fella movie poster

Writer
  
Claude McKay
,
Ingram DAbbes
,
Fenn Sherie

Release date
  
8 April 1935

Cinematography
  
George Stretton, Cyril Bristow

Cast
  
Paul Robeson
(Joe),
Elisabeth Welch
(Amanda 'Manda'),
Roy Emerton
(Spike),
James Hayter
(Chuck),
Lawrence Brown
(Corney),
Eldon Gorst
(Gerald Oliphant)

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Big Fella is a 1937 British musical drama film directed by J. Elder Wills and starring Paul Robeson, Elisabeth Welch and Roy Emerton. It is loosely based on the novel Banjo by Harlem Renaissance writer Claude McKay.

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Plot

Big Fella is set on the docks and streets of Marseilles. Paul Robeson stars in the leading role, as a street-wise but honest dockworker who struggles with deep issues of integrity and human values. Elisabeth Welch plays opposite him as a café singer in love with him. Robeson’s wife, Eslanda Robeson, appears as the café owner.

Reception

The movie received high praise, particularly for the music, featuring Robeson and Welch, Robeson's performance.

Cast

  • Paul Robeson as Banjo
  • Elisabeth Welch as Amanda 'Manda'
  • Roy Emerton as Spike
  • James Hayter as Chuck
  • Lawrence Brown as Corney
  • Eldon Gorst as Gerald Oliphant
  • Marcelle Rogez as Marietta
  • Eric Cowley as Ferdy Oliphant
  • Joyce Kennedy as Mrs. Oliphant
  • Dino Galvani as Gendarme
  • Anthony Holles as Gendarme
  • Margaret Rutherford as Nanny

    • References

    Big Fella Wikipedia
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    Big Fella IMDb Big Fella themoviedb.org