Английская Википедия:Big Fella
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Big Fella is a 1937 British musical drama film directed by J. Elder Wills and starring Paul Robeson, Elisabeth Welch and Roy Emerton. It is loosely based on the novel Banjo by Harlem Renaissance writer Claude McKay.
Plot
Big Fella is set on the docks and streets of Marseilles. Paul Robeson stars as a street-wise but honest dockworker who struggles with deep issues of integrity and human values. Elisabeth Welch plays opposite him as a café singer in love with him. Robeson's wife, Eslanda Robeson, appears as the café owner.[1]
Reception
The movie received praise, particularly for the music, featuring Robeson and Welch, and for Robeson's performance.
Cast
- Paul Robeson as Banjo
- Elisabeth Welch as Amanda 'Manda'
- Roy Emerton as Spike
- James Hayter as Chuck
- Lawrence Brown as Corney
- Eldon Gorst as Gerald Oliphant
- Marcelle Rogez as Marietta
- Eric Cowley as Ferdy Oliphant
- Joyce Kennedy as Mrs. Oliphant
- Dino Galvani as Gendarme
- Anthony Holles as Gendarme
- Margaret Rutherford as Nanny
References
External links
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- Английская Википедия
- 1937 films
- British musical drama films
- 1930s musical drama films
- British black-and-white films
- Films set in France
- Films based on American novels
- Films directed by J. Elder Wills
- Films shot at Beaconsfield Studios
- Films scored by Jack Beaver
- 1937 drama films
- 1930s English-language films
- 1930s British films
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