Native Land
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6.8/10 Letterboxd Genre Drama, History Cinematography Paul Strand Duration Language English | 6.3/10 IMDb Music director Marc Blitzstein Cast Paul Robeson Country United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Director Paul Strand, Leo Hurwitz Release date 11 May 1942 Writer Leo Hurwitz, Ben Maddow, Paul Strand Similar movies American Dream (1990) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Native Land is a 1942 documentary film directed by Leo Hurwitz and Paul Strand.
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A combination of a documentary format and staged reenactments, the 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.
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Cast
Restoration and re-release
A restored version of the film was released in 2011. The film was restored by the UCLA Film & Television Archive, funded by the Packard Humanities Institute.
The new print was made “from the original 35mm nitrate picture negative, a 35mm safety duplicate negative, and a 35mm safety up-and-down track negative.”
The restoration premiered at the UCLA Festival of Preservation on March 26, 2011 and was screened at other North American cities in 2011 including Vancouver.
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