Native Son (1951)
3.1 of 5 from 45 ratings
1h 48min
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- Synopsis:
- One of the most controversial novels of its day, Richard Wright's 'Native Son' (first published in 1940) exposed the injustices of urban African American life, witnessed through the eyes of Bigger Thomas, whose violent tendencies and moral confusion were the natural result of a lifetime of deprivation. In prison for murder and sentenced to death, Thomas reflects on the circumstances that led to his fate. Kino Lorber presents a new restoration of the 1951 film version of the novel, directed by Pierre Chenal and starring Richard Wright as Bigger Thomas. It is presented in association with the Library of Congress, Fernando Martin Peña and Argentina Sono Film.
- Actors:
- Richard Wright, Jean Wallace, Nicholas Joy, Gloria Madison, Charles Cane, George Rigaud, George D. Green, Willa Pearl Curtis, Gene Michael, Don Dean, Ned Campbell, Ruth Robert, George Nathanson, Georges Roos, Lewis MacKenzie, Cecile Lezard, Charles Simmonds, Leslie Straugh, Lidia Alves
- Directors:
- Pierre Chenal
- Writers:
- Pierre Chenal, Richard Wright
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama
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