film "Sanders of the River"

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"Sanders of the River" is a 1935 British colonial adventure film best known today for featuring Paul Robeson in a prominent early screen role.

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instanceOf British film ⓘ
adventure film ⓘ
black-and-white film ⓘ
film ⓘ
authorOfSourceWork Edgar Wallace ⓘ
basedOn Sanders of the River by Edgar Wallace ⓘ
character Bosambo ⓘ
Commissioner Sanders ⓘ
cinematographyBy Georges Périnal ⓘ
colorProcess monochrome ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
director Zoltan Korda ⓘ
distributor United Artists ⓘ
editedBy Charles Crichton ⓘ
era 1930s British cinema ⓘ
filmingLocation Nigeria ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
format black-and-white ⓘ
genre adventure film ⓘ
colonial film ⓘ
hasTheme colonialism ⓘ
imperialism ⓘ
race relations in the British Empire ⓘ
leadActor Leslie Banks ⓘ
Paul Robeson ⓘ
medium theatrical film ⓘ
musicBy Miklós Rózsa ⓘ
notableFor early prominent screen role of Paul Robeson ⓘ
notableReception later criticized for its pro-colonial stance ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
partOf British Empire adventure cycle ⓘ
portrays British colonial rule in Africa ⓘ
producer Alexander Korda ⓘ
productionCompany London Film Productions ⓘ
publicationYear 1935 ⓘ
releaseDate 1935-04-15 ⓘ
runtime 98 minutes ⓘ
screenwriter Arthur Wimperis ⓘ
Lajos Bíró ⓘ
setting colonial Nigeria ⓘ
stars Leslie Banks ⓘ
Martin Walker ⓘ
Morris Harvey ⓘ
Nina Mae McKinney ⓘ
Paul Robeson ⓘ
Robert Cochran ⓘ
Tony Wane ⓘ

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Paul Robeson → notableWork → film "Sanders of the River" ⓘ
Sanders of the River → adaptedAs → Sanders of the River (1935 film) ⓘ
linked to: film "Sanders of the River"
Zoltan Korda → notableWork → Sanders of the River (1935 film) ⓘ
linked to: film "Sanders of the River"
Zoltan Korda → directed → Sanders of the River (1935 film) ⓘ
linked to: film "Sanders of the River"