Summary
Song of Freedom is a British film first released in 1936,
directed by J. Elder Wills.
The film stars Paul Robeson, Elisabeth Welch, Esme Percy, Robert Adams and James Solomon.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: J. Elder Wills
- Script: Claude Wallace, Dorothy Holloway, Ingram D’Abbes, Fenn Sherie, Michael Barringer, Philip Lindsay
- Photo: Eric Cross, Thomas Glover, Harry Rose
- Music: Eric Ansell
- Cast: Paul Robeson (John ’Johnny’ Zinga), Elisabeth Welch (Ruth Zinga), Esme Percy (Gabriel Donizetti), Robert Adams (Monty), James Solomon (Native Leader), Ecce Homo Toto (Mandingo), Ronald Simpson (Mr. Blane, the Pianist), George Mozart (Bert Puddick), Jenny Dean (Marian), Joan Fred Emney (Nell Puddick), Bernard Ansell (Sir James Pyrie), Johnnie Schofield, Ambrose Manning (Trader), Arthur Elliott, Cornelia Smith (Queen Zinga), Sydney Benson (Gate-Keeper), Alf Goddard (Alf, the Bartender), Will Hammer (Potman), Arthur Williams (Endobo, the Witch Doctor)
- Country: UK
- Language: English
- Runtime: 80 min; B&W
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