Native Son (1951)
With Richard Wright, Willa Pearl Curtis, Jean Wallace, George Rigaud
Directed by Pierre Chenal
Native Son, also known as Sangre negra (in Spanish: "Black Blood"), is a 1951 Argentine melodrama film directed by French filmmaker Pierre Chenal during the classical era of Argentine cinema. It is based on the novel Native Son by American author Richard Wright, who also stars in the film and co-wrote the screenplay with Chenal. Actor Canada Lee, who was originally scheduled to play the film's protagonist Bigger Thomas, had difficulties with his visa while filming Cry, the Beloved Country (1951) in South Africa and had to decline the role; with the whole production in jeopardy due to the mishap, Wright decided to step in and replace Lee.
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