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Nothing but a Man is a 1964 American independent drama film starring Ivan Dixon and Abbey Lincoln, and directed by Michael Roemer, who also co-wrote the film with Robert M. Young. The film tells the story of Duff Anderson, an African-American railroad worker in the early 1960s who tries to maintain his dignity in a small racist town near ...
Nothing But a Man: Directed by Michael Roemer. With Ivan Dixon, Abbey Lincoln, Julius Harris, Gloria Foster. A black man and his school-teacher wife face discriminatory challenges in 1960s America.
- (2K)
- Drama, Romance
- Michael Roemer
- 1966-01-12
Jul 30, 2017 · This 1964 cinematic masterpiece presents the portrait of an imperfect man traversing the difficult terrain of his relationship with the woman who loves him, ...
- 91 min
- 125.5K
- Terry's Collection
Jan 31, 2022 Full Review Margo Miller Boston Globe Nothing But a Man is a great movie. It has a universal story. It is superbly acted. It keeps to a point of view, something rare in American film ...
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- Ivan Dixon
- Michael Roemer
- Duart Film And Video
Jun 4, 1993 · "Nothing But a Man" is a film more famous than familiar. Since its release in 1964, it has been cited as one of the first and best of a new era of films about African Americans, but even at the time its release was spotty, and today there are few people who have seen it. Now the national re-release of a restored print reveals that the movie is even better than I remembered it; the basic drama ...
Nothing but a Man. Michael Roemer’s groundbreaking first feature, sensitively shot by his close collaborator Robert M. Young, is a still-resonant expression of humanity in the face of virulent prejudice. Made at the height of the civil rights movement, Nothing but a Man reveals the toll of systemic racism through its honest portrait of a ...
Duff Anderson (Ivan Dixon), Frankie (Leonard Parker) and Jocko (Yaphet Kotto) go into a nearby town. In a pool hall a young woman approaches them. She asks Frankie to buy her a beer-business is bad. Frankie tells her to ask Duff. Duff buys her a beer. 'Thanks, Duff. You' a nice guy. Not like Frankie.'.
