Italy / Aug 28, 1964 / Venice Film Festival
Nothing But a Man has the violence, passion, tenderness of a Negro man and a girl in a smoldering southern town!
1h 35min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
A proud black man and his school-teacher wife face discriminatory challenges in 1960s America.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Stanley Greene | Rev. Dawson |
| Helen Lounck | Effie Simms |
| Helene Arrindell | Doris |
| Walter Wilson | Car Owner |
| Milton Williams | Pop |
| Mel Stewart | Riddick |
| Marshal Tompkin | Revivalist |
| Alfred Puryear | Barney |
| Ed Rowan | Willie |
| Tom Ligon | Teenager |
| William Jordan | Teenager |
| Dorothy Hall | Soloist |
| Gertrude Jeannette | Mrs. Dawson |
| Gil Rogers | Mill Foreman |
| Eugene Wood | Superintendant |
| Jim Wright | Barman |
| Arland Schubert | Hiring Boss |
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| Peter Carew | Store Keeper |
| Bill Riola | Ginn Foreman |
| Jay Brooks | Undertaker |
| Robert Berger | Desk Clerk |
| Jary Banks | Bessie |
| Richard Ward | Mill Hand |
| Moses Gunn | Mill Hand |
| Mark Shapiro | Car Passenger |
| William Phillips | Car Passenger |
| Sylvia Ray | Church Woman |
| Esther Rolle | Church Woman |
| Evelyn Davis | Church Woman |
| Richard Webber | Garage owner |
Genres
DramaRomance
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Nothing But a Man |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Nothing But a Man Company, DuArt Film and Video, Cinema 5 |
| Release date | 27 dicembre 1964 |
| Production | Robert Rubin, Robert M. Young, Michael Roemer |
| Writer | Michael Roemer, Robert M. Young |
| Editing | Luke Bennett, Peter Gessner, Robert Machover |
| Cinematography | Robert M. Young, Peter Vollstadt |
| Assistant directors | Michael Roemer |
| Lighting | Frank Sukosd |
| Camera operators | Peter Vollstadt, Robert M. Young |
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| Additional photography | Peter Vollstadt, Robert M. Young |
| Music | Wilbur Kirk, Al Gramaglia, Robert Rubin |
| Sound | Al Gramaglia, Wilbur Kirk, Robert Rubin |
| Costume design | Nancy Ruffing |
| Makeup | Nancy Ruffing |
| Hairstyling | Nancy Ruffing |
| Revenue | 9248 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Limited release
United States / Dec 27, 1964
Brazil / Apr 16, 2025 / 14 / IMS Paulista (Sessão Mutual Films)
Theatrical release
France / Mar 08, 2023
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