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- ↑ The Criterion Collection
- ↑ Leo Hurwitz
- ↑ Paul Robeson: Portraits of the Artist (Criterion) – Senses of Cinema
- ↑ Paul Robeson: Portraits of the Artist - Criterion Collection - DVD Talk
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- ↑ "Recent Restorations: Treasures From The UCLA Festival Of Preservation » Native Land". Archived from the original on 2012-03-31. Retrieved 2011-11-07.
