Film Number |
7692 |
Title |
STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM, THE LIFE AND WORK OF LEN JOHNSON - ROCHDALE 1 |
Producer |
WFA |
Date |
1987 |
Gauge |
U-matic LB |
Colour |
colour |
Sound |
sound |
Running Time |
47 mins 41 secs |
Description |
A performance of the musical drama, Struggle for Freedom, at a Rochdale venue, based on the life and work of the black Mancunian boxer Len Johnson who was regarded as one of the greatest middleweight boxers of his generation in the years between the world wars. He remained untitled because of the racist colour bar. He married an Irish woman and the play raises important issues about class, race and gender equality and imperialism. This is the first part of the performance (side stage view) by young people from Rochdale schools and was produced by Frontline Culture and Education and directed by Dan Baron Cohen. |
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