Paul Robeson
Rev. Isaiah T. Jenkins/His brother Sylvester
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- 1925 · Drama · 1h 15m
United States. Languages. Silent film. English intertitles. Body and Soul is a 1925 race film produced, written, directed, and distributed by Oscar Micheaux and starring Paul Robeson in his motion picture debut. In 2019, the film was selected by the Library of Congress for inclusion in the National Film Registry for being "culturally ...
- Oscar Micheaux
- Oscar Micheaux
- Oscar Micheaux (novel and screenplay)
Body and Soul: Directed by Oscar Micheaux. With Paul Robeson, Marshall Rogers, Lawrence Chenault, Chester A. Alexander. A malevolent phony preacher plots to take advantage of a woman from his congregation who happens to be in love with his long-estranged identical twin brother.
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- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Oscar Micheaux
- 1925-11-09
Body and Soul, directed by the legendary African American filmmaker Oscar Micheaux, is a direct critique of the power of the cloth, casting Robeson in dual roles as a jackleg preacher and a well-meaning inventor. Film Info. Special Features. New, digital transfers of Body and Soul and Borderline created from the best surviving elements.
- Reverend Jenkins/Sylvester
Audience Member Paul Robeson stars as an escaped con posing as a preacher in his screen debut. He's a drunk and a gambler, and he rapes the daughter of one of his parishioners and blackmails...
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- Drama
