Product Details

• Actors: Paul Robeson, Henry Wilcoxon, Wallace Ford, Kouka, John Laurie
• Directors: Thornton Freeland
• Writers: George Barraud, Walter Futter, Peter Ruric, Robert N. Lee
• Producers: Walter Futter
• Format: Black & White, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Kino Video
• VHS Release Date: June 27, 2000
• Run Time: 77 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: 6304801882
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #396,314 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Jericho Jackson: corporal, medic, nomadic desert leader, September 12, 2008

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This review is from: Jericho [VHS] (VHS Tape)

In JERICHO, Paul Robeson portrays a military medic (Cpl. Jericho Jackson) who disobeys orders and rescues six black soldiers trapped on a torpedoed ship. Jackson is then forced to defend himself from an attacking sergeant; the man falls, hits his head and dies and Jackson is imprisoned to await a court martial death sentence. When he's released from the brig for a Christmas Eve celebration, the corporal goes AWOL into the North African desert, where he falls in with a nomadic tribe and becomes their leader. Curiously, the proudly elegant Robeson sings "Shortnin' Bread," plus two of his original compositions. Robeson's wife (Eslanda) appears as a tribal princess.

The same year "Jericho" was released (1937), Paul Robeson also starred in KING SOLOMON'S MINES. (VHS version)

Parenthetical number preceding title is a 1 to 10 viewer poll rating found at a film resource website.

(6.4) Jericho (UK-1937) - Paul Robeson/Henry Wilcoxon/Wallace Ford/Kouka/John Laurie/James Carew/Eslanda Robeson