His Name was Robeson (1998)

Overview : The film tells about a previously unknown episode of Paul Robeson’s biography — a secret conversation in 1949 in a room at the Moscow Hotel with the Jewish poet Itzik Feffer, who told Robeson the circumstances of Mikhoels' death. Paul Robeson Jr. shares his memories, having learned about this secret just before the death of his father, and it is the first time he tells the filmmakers about it.

Release Date : March 9, 1998

Runtime : 22m

Genre : Documentary  

Companies : REN TV

Countries : Russia

Keywords : moscow, russia, political documentary, josef stalin, jewish, documentary, documentary film, spirituals, moscow hotel