The Tallest Tree in Our Forest
1977 American film
- 1977 (1977)
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The Tallest Tree in our Forest is a 1977 documentary film directed and written by Gil Noble, about singer, actor and activist, Paul Robeson.[1] It was shot on 16mm film and was started shortly before Robeson's death at age 77 in 1976.[2] The film features rare archival footage, interviews, and still photography from the twentieth century. The title is taken from a 1940s statement made by Mary McLeod Bethune describing Paul Robeson.[3] The film was originally available in a three-part format for use on public-access television channels and in classrooms for ages fourteen and above.[4]
Interviewers
- Paul Robeson
- Harry Belafonte
- Lloyd Brown
- Dizzy Gillespie
- Paul Robeson, Jr.
- John Henrik Clarke
References
- ^ "Paul Robeson Centennial Celebration". Retrieved 2009-02-13.
- ^ "Gil Noble: Visionary Videos: NVLP: African American History". Retrieved 2009-02-13.
- ^ Duberman, Martin. Paul Robeson The Apex of Fame, 1989, page 285
- ^ "Paul Robeson Tallest Tree In Our Forest". The New York Times. 2005-02-07. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
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Paul Robeson
- Discography
- Filmography
- Body and Soul (1925)
- Camille (1926)
- Borderline (1930)
- The Emperor Jones (1933)
- Sanders of the River (1935)
- Show Boat (1936)
- Song of Freedom (1936)
- Big Fella (1937)
- My Song Goes Forth (1937)
- King Solomon's Mines (1937)
- Jericho (1937)
- The Proud Valley (1940)
- Native Land (1942)
- Tales of Manhattan (1942)
- The Song of the Rivers (1954)
- The Tallest Tree in Our Forest (1977)
- Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist (1979)
- Paul Robeson: Speak of Me as I Am (1988)
- Paul Robeson: Here I Stand (1999)
- Paul Robeson: Songs of Freedom (2008)
- Shuffle Along
- Show Boat
- Emperor Jones
- All God's Chillun Got Wings
- The Hairy Ape
- Othello
- 1930, London
- 1943, Broadway
- 1959, Stratford
- 1958 Carnegie Hall
- Plant in The Sun
- John Henry
- Peace Arch Concerts
- Ballad for Americans
- Songs of Free Men
- Spirituals
- Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
- Paul Robeson: Favorite Songs
- Paul Robeson at Carnegie Hall
- "Encore, Robeson!" (Paul Robeson: Favorite Songs, Vol. 2)
- "Go Down Moses"
- "Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho" (1925)
- "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" (1926)
- "Ol' Man River" (1928)
- "Mighty Lak' a Rose" (1930)
- "That's Why Darkies Were Born" (1931)
- "Gloomy Sunday" (1936)
- "Just Awearyin' for You" (1938)
- "A Perfect Day" (1939)
- "Ballad for Americans" (1939)
- "Land of My Fathers" (1940)
- "Joe Hill"
- "On My Journey Now"
and history
- Paul Robeson and the International Brigades
- Political views of Paul Robeson
- Council on African Affairs
- Civil Rights Congress
- American Crusade Against Lynching
- We Charge Genocide
- Progressive Party
- Freedomways
- Peekskill riots
and speeches
- Freedom newspaper
- I Want to Be African
- Negroes—Don't Ape the Whites
- Negroes Should Join the CIO
- Time to Bring Negro Players Into the Major Leagues
- Never Again Can Colonialism Be What It Was
- Paul Robeson Congressional hearings
- Thoughts on Winning the Stalin Peace Prize
- To You Beloved Comrade
- Ho Chi Minh Is Toussaint L'Ouverture of Indo-China
- We Can Learn from the Struggle in South Africa
- Here I Stand
- Paul Robeson Speaks
and friends
- Carl Van Vechten
- Eugene O'Neill
- Elisabeth Welch
- Jomo Kenyatta
- Kwame Nkrumah
- Jawaharlal Nehru
- Itzik Feffer
- Howard Fast
- Henry Wallace
- Louis E. Burnham
- Uta Hagen
- Joe Louis
- Harry Belafonte
- Esther Cooper Jackson
- Max Yergan
- Pool Group
- Margaret Webster
- Tony Benn
- Nikita Khrushchev
- Will Paynter
- Bumpy Johnson
- Earl Robinson
- Walter Camp
- Peggy Ashcroft
- Martin Duberman
- Fania Marinoff
- Rutgers University
- Priory Group
- Royal Shakespeare Company
- School of Oriental and African Studies
- Columbia Law School
- Moscow Conservatory
- Paul Robeson House (Philadelphia)
- Paul Robeson House (London)
- Paul Robeson Home
- Paul Robeson Theatre
- South Shore Cultural Center, Chicago
- Store Front Museum, New York
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