| Description |
1 videodisc (154 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.. |
| Series |
Paul Robeson, portraits of the artist. |
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Criterion collection ; 371 |
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Criterion collection ; 369 |
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Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 371.
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Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 369.
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Paul Robeson, portraits of the artist.
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| System Details |
DVD; region 1, NTSC; fullscreen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby digital mono. |
| Cast |
Body and soul: Paul Robeson, Mercedes Gilbert, Julie Theresa Russell, Lawrence Chenault, Marshall Rodgers, Walter Cornick, Chester A. Alexander, Lillian Johnson, Madame Robinson. |
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Borderline: Paul Robeson, Eslanda Robeson, Helga Doorn, Gavin Arthur, Charlotte Arthur, Blanche Lewin. |
| Credits |
Body and soul: directed, written, and produced by Oscar Micheaux. |
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Borderline: written and directed by Kenneth Macpherson. |
| Note |
DVD release of the 1925 (Body and soul) and 1930 (Borderline) motion pictures. |
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Issued as part of a 4-disc set entitled Paul Robeson : portraits of the artist. |
| Summary |
Body and soul: Tells the story of a minister gone corrupt. He associates with the owner of a house of gambling, forces a girl to steal, and later kills the girl's brother. Yet, when all is said and done, it's only a dream. |
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Borderline: Set in a Swiss mountain resort town, tells the story of Adah, a black woman who has an affair with Thorne, a white man, then attempts to reconcile with her husband Pete, and eventually leaves town. Thorne's wife Astrid goes mad and cuts Thorne's face and arm with a knife, then mysteriously dies. After Thorne is tried and acquitted, the mayor sends Pete a letter asking him to leave town for the good of all concerned. |
| Contents |
Body and soul (1925, 79 min.) -- Borderline (1930, 75 min.) |
| Note |
Special features: Audio commentary for Body and soul by historian Pearl Bowser; About the score: Wycliffe Gordon (Body and soul) and Courtney Pine (Borderline). |
| Language |
Silent films with English intertitles and musical accompaniment. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
African Americans -- Drama.
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Clergy -- Drama.
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Interracial dating -- Drama.
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Racism -- Drama.
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Race relations -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Silent films.
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Feature films.
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| Added Author |
Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976. Actor.
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Gilbert, Mercedes. Actor.
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Russell, Julia Theresa. Actor.
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Chenault, Lawrence, 1877-1943. Actor.
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Rodgers, Marshall, -1934.
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Cornick, Walter.
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Alexander, Chester A.
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Johnson, Lillian.
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Robinson, Madame.
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Robeson, Eslanda Goode, 1896-1965. Actor.
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H. D. (Hilda Doolittle), 1886-1961. Actor.
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Arthur, Chester Alan, III, 1901-1972. Actor.
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Arthur, Charlotte.
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Lewin, Blanche.
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Micheaux, Oscar, 1884-1951. Director. Producer. Screenwriter.
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Macpherson, Kenneth. Screenwriter. Director.
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Gordon, Wycliffe.
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Pine, Courtney.
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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| Collective Title |
Body and soul |
| Added Title |
Borderline |
| ISBN |
1934121215 disc |
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9781934121214 disc |
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1934121193 set |
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9781934121191 set |
| Music No. |
CC1679D Criteron Collection (disc) |
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CC1676D Criteron Collection (set) |
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