The Emperor Jones DVD, 1933

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Film Description

The Emperor Jones sees Paul Robeson play Brutus Jones, a handsome, ambitious and devout churchgoer from the backwoods who leaves to become a Pullman porter in New York City. Once there, he gives in to his new-found world of fast money and loose women, falling for the girl of his friend Jeff. Having failed to pull a quick-buck money deal, Jones shoots craps against Jeff before discovering that the dice are crooked. When Jeff lies dead after a fight, Jones is found guilty of murder and sentenced to life on a chain gang. Desperate to escape, Jones stages a breakout and kills a warder. Making good his escape to a Caribbean island, Jones eventually becomes the Island’s ruler: The Emperor Jones. But will his sins catch up with him?

This was the film that made a star of Paul Robeson and its significance was that it was the first film to have an African American as its leading man.

Film Information

Director - Dudley Murphy

Produced - 1933

Main Language - English

Countries & Regions - American film

Cast - Paul Robeson, Dudley Digges, Fredi Washington

DVD Details

DVD Extras

• Digitally Remastered.

Related Genres

• Classic Drama Movies
• Crime - Drama

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