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The Proud Valley
Deeply moving mining drama that provided the legendary American singer/actor Paul Robeson with his best British film role.
Director: Penrose Tennyson
Overview
Forceful and deeply moving mining drama that provided the legendary American singer/actor Paul Robeson with what was undoubtedly his best British film role. An unemployed shipβs stoker (Robeson) arrives in a small Welsh mining village looking for work and wins the hearts of the local community through both his attempts to save the pit from closure and his singing in the minersβ choir (Robesonβs emotional rendering of the spiritual βDeep Riverβ is a highlight). A stunning achievement.
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