Paul Robeson moved his family to London in 1928, headlining six British films in twelve years. Robeson’s first British production, Zoltán Korda’s Sanders of the River, however, ended up an embarrassment, its story of an African tribal leader transformed into a celebration of the British Empire. (Cover)

FEATURED ON THE DISC PAUL ROBESON: PIONEER WITH THE FEATURE JERICHO:
- New, digital transfers created from the best surviving elements
- True Pioneer: The British Films of Paul Robeson, a new video program featuring interviews with Paul Robeson Jr. and film historians Stephen Bourne and Ian Christie, and including film clips from Song of Freedom (1936), King Solomon’s Mines (1937), and Big Fella (1937)
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing