Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist
Saul J. Turell · 1979
Saul J. Turell’s 1979 Oscar-winning short documentary focuses on Paul Robeson’s evolving performances of 'Ol’ Man River' across three decades, using archival footage and Sidney Poitier’s restrained narration to trace artistic and political transformation without biographical exposition. It is a precise, austere act of reclamation — less a life story than a sustained listening.