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A Man Called Adam is a 1966 American drama musical film directed by Leo Penn and starring Sammy Davis Jr. It tells the story of a self-destructive jazz musician, played by Davis, and his tumultuous relationships with the people in his life.
A Man Called Adam: Directed by Leo Penn. With Sammy Davis Jr., Louis Armstrong, Ossie Davis, Cicely Tyson. A famous jazz trumpeter finds himself unable to cope with the problems of everyday life.
- (690)
- Drama, Music
- Leo Penn
- 1967-03-17
Black trumpet player Adam Johnson stalks off a Cincinnati bandstand when a white patron heckles him. Returning to New York City, Adam finds that his best friend, Nelson Davis, has lent his apartment to Willie "Sweet Daddy" Ferguson and his granddaughter, Claudia, a civil rights activist.
- Leo Penn, Joel Glickman
- Sammy Davis Jr.
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Aug 10, 2021 · Davis plays Adam Johnson, a brilliant but mercurial jazz musician and singer, facing casual racism from the cops and stricken with depression and alcoholism after a car crash killed his...
- 4 min
- Peter Bradshaw
A tormented jazz trumpeter (Sammy Davis Jr.) makes a downbeat comeback with a civil-rights activist and her grandfather (Louis Armstrong).
- (8)
- Drama
Apr 15, 2021 · 2:22 PM. Last Remake of Beau Geste. In God We Trust. A Man Called Adam. Rating: 4 of 5. Company Kino Lorber. Expand. Adam Johnson, the mercurial trumpet player at the heart of Leo Penn's sharp-edged character study may be fictional, but Sammy Davis Jr. brings him to indelible life.
