This subtle, delicately judged, pioneering 1964 drama about african american life is a joy, writes peter bradshaw. Nothing but a man full movie 1964 english ivan dixon. Independent us film nothing but a man is released in through the bfi. Keywords please support tcmdb by adding to this information. The movie focused on a black couple, duff, played by ivan dixon, and josie, played by jazz vocalist abbey lincoln. Nothing but a man 1964 full movie directed by michael roemer. A black man and his schoolteacher wife face discriminatory challenges in 1960s america. The movie focused on a black couple, duff, played by ivan dixon, and josie, played. Nothing but a man is a 1964 american independent drama film starring ivan dixon and abbey lincoln, and directed by michael roemer, who also cowrote the. The performances are so fresh and natural yet so subtle and. Michael romer directed and ivan dixon and abby lincoln star in the movie. Nothing but a man nr by hal hinson washington post staff writer july 10, 1993 it may be that the best film to come out so far in 1993 was actually made in 1964.
The best man is a 1964 american political drama film directed by franklin j. Nothing but a man 1964 film complet en francais regarder nothing but a man film complet vf. Director michael roemer on his seminal 60s drama nothing but. Nov 09, 2012 his other film, 1964s nothing but a man, is often compared by critics to the slicker, middleamericafriendly films sidney poitier was making during the same era.
Aug 09, 2011 a landmark independent film, nothing but a man is the first dramatic story featuring a largely black cast created for an integrated audience the work of black filmmakers such as oscar micheaux. Nothing but the best is a 1964 british black comedy film directed by clive donner based on the 1952 short story the best of everything by stanley ellin. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing nothing but a man near you. Read the full synopsis of nothing but a man, 1964, directed by michael roemer, with ivan dixon, abbey lincoln, gloria foster, at turner classic movies. Young and starring ivan dixon, abbey lincoln, julius harris, gloria foster, martin priest, leonard parker, yaphet kotto, stanley greene,and more. A lthough he only made two fiction features, filmmaker michael roemer benefited greatly from an early 90s rediscovery, thanks to the fortuitous unearthing of a movie he made in 1969, the plot against harry, a wry, dry comedy starring martin priest. This 1964 cinematic masterpiece presents the portrait of an imperfect man. Civil rights, labor, and sexual politics on screen in. Home drame nothing but a man 1964 film complet en francais. I became engrossed with nothing but a man recently, which is the story of a young, black man in alabama of the 1960s and his journey in becoming a strong and responsible husband and father. Nothing but a man was released in 1964, directed and written by michael.
Director michael roemer on his seminal 60s drama nothing but a man. With alan bates, denholm elliott, harry andrews, millicent martin. When nothing but a man was released in 1964, it barely registered at the box office, but rocked the venice and new york film festivals, impressing critics with its stark story and documentary feel. A proud black man and his schoolteacher wife face discriminatory challenges in 1960s america. T his rerelease of the 1964 film nothing but a man, the pioneering drama about africanamerican life, is an enormous pleasure. Nothing but a man 1963 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. When scientists in the year 1964 are confused by evidence of.
Alan bates stars as a lowly real estate clerk who wants to. Oct 01, 20 director michael roemer on his seminal 60s drama nothing but a man he fled the nazis for a british boarding school then made a shocking drama about segregation in the deep south. Failsafe 1964 full movie hd 1080p video dailymotion. For roughly its first half hour, michael roemers 1964 film nothing but a man newly available on dvd for the first time fully lives up to its reputation as a classic, conceptually. Nothing but a man is a 1964 drama that touched on the racial issues of the 1960s. Director michael roemer on his seminal 60s drama nothing but a man he fled the nazis for a british boarding school then made a shocking drama. A con artist hires him to help out on a bank scheme, but then again, james will do anything to get rich and be the most successful businessman in britian, even if it means murder. Beautifully acted by everyone involved, nothing but a man lets you live. Success has james brewsters name written all over it, and he also has his heart set on his boss daughter. Nothing but a man is a 1964 american independent drama film starring ivan dixon and abbey lincoln, and directed by michael roemer, who also cowrote the film with robert m.
Since its release in 1964, it has been cited as one of the first and best of a new era of. Nothing but a man 1964 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Nothing but a man full movie 1964 english ivan dixon, abbey. Director michael roemer on his seminal 60s drama nothing. With ivan dixon, abbey lincoln, julius harris, gloria foster. Aug 11, 2011 nothing but a man is the first dramatic story featuring a largely black cast created for an integrated audience the work of black filmmakers such as oscar micheaux was intended for audiences who. A landmark independent film, nothing but a man is the first dramatic story featuring a largely black cast created for an integrated audience the. James, a young man starting with a large london firm of estate agents and auctioneers, is ambitious to get to the top. Nothing but a man 1964 directed by michael roemer, produced by michael roemer, robert rubin, robert m. In the 40 years since its premiere, nothing but a man has gained additional stature, and new video marks the anniversary with a special edition dvd. Sep 26, 20 t his rerelease of the 1964 film nothing but a man, the pioneering drama about africanamerican life, is an enormous pleasure. An exceptional movie, especially given the period in which it was made, about a young black man trying to do the right thing and make a life for himself in the south. In 1993, the film was selected for preservation in the united states national film registry by the library of congress as being culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant. Nothing but a man full movie 1964 english ivan dixon, abbey lincoln, julius harris.
Cast and crew credits for nothing but a man, 1964, directed by michael roemer, with ivan dixon, abbey lincoln, gloria foster, at turner classic movies. Ahead of the time for its handling of the subject matter it is rare that a movie captures a period and people as authentically as this. Alan bates stars as a lowly real estate clerk who wants to crash the british. Rent nothing but a man 1964 on dvd and bluray netflix. Im puzzled by the matadorbullfighting dream scene in the opening that the audience is reminded of at the end. Rent nothing but a man 1964 starring ivan dixon and abbey lincoln on dvd and bluray. Nothing but a man full movie nothing but a man full stream nothing but a man full streaming nothing but a man gratuit en entier. Overview full credits full synopsis notes music screenplay info. Nothing but a man is a 1964 american independent drama film starring ivan dixon and abbey lincoln, and directed by. Being made in 1964, the currency and coins were different than today. Notes about nothing but a man, 1964, directed by michael roemer, with ivan dixon, abbey lincoln, gloria foster, available from turner classic movies. A con artist hires him to help out on a bank scheme, but then again, james will do anything to get rich and be the most successful businessman in britian, even if it means. Its one of the defining films about race relations in the south as the civil rights movement was in high gear, bringing about the end of centuries of abuse by whites of africanamericans.
Civil rights, labor, and sexual politics on screen in nothing but a man 1964 judith e. Nothing but a man is the first dramatic story featuring a largely black cast created for an integrated audience the work of black filmmakers such as oscar micheaux was intended for audiences who. Nothing but a man 1964 nothing but a man 1964 user. Discover what genre nothing but a man, 1964, directed by michael roemer, with ivan dixon, abbey lincoln, gloria foster, belongs at turner classic movies. Nothing but a man is a movie about the relentless oppression of blacks by whites in the 50s and early 60s in the united states, whether it is in the north or the south. Schaffner with a screenplay by gore vidal based on his play of the same title. Civil rights, labor, and sexual politics on screen in nothing. Jun 26, 2017 home drame nothing but a man 1964 film complet en francais. The 60s were the heyday of the civil rights movement, and the movie is set in the rural south in the early 60s. Nothing but a man 1964 in 1964, nothing but a man won the san giorgio prize at the venice film festival, awarded to films considered especially important for the progress of civilization.
Starring henry fonda, cliff robertson, and lee tracy, the film details the seamy political maneuverings behind the nomination of a presidential candidate. When scientists in the year 1964 are confused by evidence of a longago space flight, nonagenarian arnold. Only donators and contributors can download posters. The image measures 580 920 pixels and is 7 kilobytes large.
The best man starts off with all the promise of being a biting political satire minus the humor. Strangelove has the us president meeting in person with his advisers in the war. A black man and his schoolteacher wife face discrimination. Nothing but the best is a world away from the new wave northern dramas of only a couple of years previously, and seems to set out to emphasise this difference by having as its star alan bates, who had made such an impression as vic in john schlesingers a kind of loving, one of the key new wave films. When a misguided transmission sends a squadron of bombers hurtling towards russia, fully prepared to drop their atomic weaponry on moscow, an air force commander desperately tries to establish. Nothing but a man is a film more famous than familiar. Almost without exception, movies about the minority experience in 1960s america were smoothedover paeans to the triumph of the human spirit, starring or costarring whites. A landmark of us cinema, this uniquely truthful depiction of black life in early. Nothing but a man 1964 was cowritten and directed by michael roemer. His other film, 1964s nothing but a man, is often compared by critics to the slicker, middleamericafriendly films. Nothing but a man 1964 film complet en francais film. In the tradition of kind hearts and coronets 49, nothing but the best is a sparkling british comedy of murders.
The 1964 film, directed by michael roemer, depicts black life in early. A landmark independent film, nothing but a man is the first dramatic story featuring a largely black cast created for an integrated audience the work of black filmmakers such as oscar micheaux. Nothing but a man nothing but a man1964 in 1964 nothing. In the us since 1945, after spending the wwii years in england, he directed his first film while attending harvard. Ivan dixon and abbey lincoln in nothing but a man 1964 nothing but a man 1964. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. As it goes on it looks like its going to draw blood, but by the end youre drenched in saliva from. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Rent nothing but a man 1964 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Why nothing but a man is the one film you should see this week. The back is same as today, but then the front had a digit 1 instead of todays seal indicating where it was printed. Beautifully acted by everyone involved, nothing but a man lets you live the struggles that black men lived every day.
This movie takes place in a very rural region in the deep south. The film tells the story of duff anderson, an africanamerican railroad worker in the early 1960s who tries to maintain his respect in a racist small town near birmingham, alabama, after he marries the local preachers daughter. Smith abstract the independently made 1964 film nothing but a man is one of a handful of films whose production coincided with the civil rights insurgency and benefited from input from activists. Nothing but a man was released in 1964, directed and written by michael roemer, a jewish man who fled germany after the night of broken glass, which took place in 1938 and was called kristallnacht, just as the jews were getting set up to be killed.
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