The film addresses issues of racism in the Jim Crow American South. Themes of racial injustice, racial violence, working-class solidarity dominate the film. It depicts black men working in a field, walking in chains, sitting behind bars, and being executed in an electric chair. In most scenes, a white authority figure is seen whipping or guarding the men.
Title | Black and White |
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Year | 1932 |
Genre | Animation |
Country | Soviet Union |
Studio | Mezhrabpomfilm |
Cast | |
Crew | Leonid Amalrik (Director), Ivan Ivanov-Vano (Director), Paul Robeson (Music), Vladimir Mayakovsky (Poem), Iosif Sklyut (Writer), Grigoriy Gamburg (Conductor) |
Keyword | racism, communist propaganda, anti-capitalism, white slavers, social inequality |
Release | Apr 17, 1932 |
Runtime | 6 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 4.70 / 10 by 10 users |
Popularity | 2 |
Budget | 0 |
Revenue | 0 |
Language | English, Pусский |