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Song of freedom

An anti-slavery film in which Zinga longs to return to the place of his birth, an island off the coast of Africa. In the U.S. he becomes an opera singer to earn the money for his return "home."

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  • "Paul Robeson in song of freedom"
  • "Big fella"
  • "Robeson in song of freedom"
  • "Paul Robeson collection"

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  • "An anti-slavery film in which Zinga longs to return to the place of his birth, an island off the coast of Africa. In the U.S. he becomes an opera singer to earn the money for his return "home.""@en
  • "Robeson portrays a successful concert singer in England who discovers he is the descendant of a West African queen whose tribe is now in need of a leader."
  • "Robeson portrays a successful concert singer in England who discovers he is the descendant of a West African queen whose tribe is now in need of a leader."@en
  • "In Song of freedom, a successful concert singer discovers he is the descendant of a West African queen whose tribe is now in need of a leader. In Big fella, Joe, a dockworker in Marseilles, finds a missing boy and takes him to stay with a local cafe singer, Miranda, where they both become surrogate parents to the child."
  • "John Zinga is a British-born longshoreman. His singing talent is discovered by a man who helps him up the ladder of success as an opera singer. The singer's new wealth allows him to return to Africa to discover he has royal lineage. He helps his people in their fight for spirituality and freedom."@en
  • "A concert singer travels to Africa trying to find his ancestry and culture."@en
  • "A descendent of slaves longs to return to his homeland in Africa to help his people throw off the yoke of oppression and ignorance. He earns the money for this venture by becoming a famous opera singer, Includes Robeson's performance in the climatic scenes from the opera E̲m̲p̲e̲r̲o̲r̲ J̲o̲n̲e̲s̲."@en
  • "Paul Robeson plays a stevedore-turned-concert singer who journeys to Africa in search of his roots."
  • "Robeson portrays a successful concert singer in England who discovers he is the descendant of a West African queen whose tribe is now in need of a leader. He returns to the home of his ancestors, the island of Casanga off the coast of Africa. However, following his arrival conflict erupts over his claim to royalty."
  • "Paul Robeson stars in this film about a famous opera singer, who realizes his dream to return to the home of his ancestors, the island of Casanga off the coast of Africa. However, following his arrival in Casanga, conflict ensues over his claim to royality as the descendent of the exiled king. His claim is verified when he is able to sing the secret song that only a king is taught. Songs from Emperor Jones are featured."@en
  • "A dockhand in 19th century London is puzzled by a strange melody running through his head. His only clue to his ancestry is an amulet he wears around his neck. Eventually he discovers he is heir to an African kingdom and attempts to relieve his people from centuries of misery caused by the tyranny of witch doctors."
  • "Paul Robeson stars as a London dockworker who becomes an opera singer. When he learns that he is heir to the throne of a small African kingdom, he must travel to Africa to free his people."
  • "Paul Robeson portrays a brilliantly famous concert singer who undertakes a search for his roots in Africa."@en
  • "An anti-slavery film in which Robeson longs to return to the place of his birth, an island off the coast of Africa. In the U.S. he becomes an opera singer to earn the money for his return "home.""@en
  • "A successful concert singer discovers he is the descendant of a West African queen whose tribe is now in need of a leader."@en

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  • "Features"@en
  • "DVD-Video discs"@en
  • "Musical films"@en
  • "Film adaptations"
  • "British films"@en
  • "Feature films"@en
  • "Drama"
  • "Drama"@en
  • "fiction dramatique (fiction)"

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  • "Song of freedom"
  • "Song of Freedom"

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