Film Pairing: The Rifleman’s Violin & RESCUE MEN: The Story of the Pea Island Lifesavers
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shareThis film pairing brings two unique stories that are often overlooked in the history books. First, The Rifleman’s Violin recounts one GI’s deployment to the German frontwith his rifle and violin on his back during World War II. Second, RESCUE MEN: The Story of the Pea Island Lifesavers is the story of an all Black lifeguard station that performed many daring rescues from 1880 to the closing of the station in 1947.
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The Rifleman’s Violin
Directed by Sam Ball
With wit and verve, 94-year-old virtuoso violinist Stuart Canin recounts his deployment to the German front as a 19-year-old GI with his rifle and violin on his back during World War II.
RESCUE MEN: The Story of the Pea Island Lifesavers
Directed by Allan Smith
The Pea Island Life Savers was an all Black lifeguard station that performed many daring rescues from 1880 to the closing of the station in 1947. A former slave and Civil War veteran Richard Etheridge, the only Black man to lead a lifesaving crew, was its captain.
