Nothing but a man [videorecording] / produced by Robert Young, Michael Roemer and Robert Rubin ; written by Robert Young and Micheal Roemer ; directed by Michael Roemer.
Format:
[videorecording] /
Edition:
40th anniversary special ed.
Publisher:
Distributed by New Video, Distributed by New Video,
Title from container. Originally released as a motion picture in 1964. Special features: the cast and crew 40 years later; short film: "Portrait of Abbey"; extensive liner notes with original stills from the film; cast and crew biographies. Ivan Dixon, Abbey Lincoln, Gloria Foster, Julius Harris, Yaphet Kotto.
Summary:
Set against the stirrings of the civil rights movement and a rising wave of burgeoning Black pride. This tells the story of Duff, a railroad section hand who is forced to confront racial prejudice and self-denial when he falls in love with Josie, an educated preacher's daughter. An uplifting story about a man and a woman whose love overcomes racial and class barriers.
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