Song of Freedom (1936)

1h 13m
Running Time

August 16, 1936
Release Date

Song of Freedom (1936)

1h 13m
Running Time

August 16, 1936
Release Date

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Hammer Film Productions

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Release Date
August 16, 1936

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 13m

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This Movie Is About.

africa
primitive civilisation
singer
slave trade
returning to roots
musical
18th century
19th century
1750s
20th century

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Song of Freedom is a 1936 British musical drama film directed by J. Elder Wills and starring Paul Robeson. It is an early feature produced by Hammer Film Productions.

Robeson plays John Zinga, a black dockworker in England with a great bass-baritone singing voice. He is discovered by an opera impresario and becomes an international star. Yet he feels alienated from his African past, and out of place in England. By chance, he is informed that an ancestral medallion he wears proves his lineage to African kings, and he leaves fame and fortune behind to take his rightful place as royalty. Reunited with his people, he plans to improve their lives by combining Western technology with the best of African tradition.

Although unsuccessful in the US, it was notably chosen in 1950 to open the convention of Ghana's Convention People's Party. The ceremonies were presided over by future first Prime Minister of independent Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah, Robeson's friend from his London years.

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