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His Name was Robeson
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His Name was Robeson

1998-03-09 · 22 min · Not rated

Documentary

The film tells about a previously unknown episode of Paul Robeson’s biography — a secret conversation in 1949 in a room at the Moscow Hotel with the Jewish poet Itzik Feffer, who told Robeson the circumstances of Mikhoels' death. Paul Robeson Jr. shares his memories, having learned about this secret just before the death of his father, and it is the first time he tells the filmmakers about it.

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Directors
Nikolay Milovidov
Production companies
REN TV
Countries
Russia
Status
Released

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Paul Robeson Jr.Self

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