Storyline
Singing Marseilles docker Joe is hired by wealthy English couple, the Oliphants, to find their missing son Gerald. When Joe finds him, he learns Gerald escaped of his own will and takes him to stay with a local singer, who offers a refuge from his repressed white parents.
Cast & Crew
Paul Robeson
Joe
LeadEW
Elisabeth Welch
Amanda 'Manda'
Roy Emerton
Spike
James Hayter
Chuck
LB
Lawrence Brown
Corney
EG
Eldon Gorst
Gerald Oliphant
Marcelle Rogez
Marietta
EC
Eric Cowley
Ferdy Oliphant
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. J. Elder Wills's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Big Fella is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
