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Nothing But a Man

1964 · 95 min

A quiet, neorealist portrait of dignity under pressure, quietly devastating and tender, with a slow ache that lingers after it ends.

Directed by
Michael Roemer
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Ivan Dixon, Abbey Lincoln, Julius Harris
Tagline
Nothing But a Man has the violence, passion, tenderness of a Negro man and a girl in a smoldering southern town!
Overview
Railroad laborer Duff Anderson struggles to maintain his dignity and marriage to a preacher's daughter in the racially segregated South.

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Directed by
Michael Roemer
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Ivan Dixon, Abbey Lincoln, Julius Harris
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • race
  • identity
  • family
  • isolation
  • justice
Places
  • small town
  • workplace
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism9
Romance5
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Michael Roemer
Written by
Robert M. Young, Michael Roemer
Starring
Ivan Dixon, Abbey Lincoln, Julius Harris, Gloria Foster, Martin Priest, Leonard Parker, Yaphet Kotto, Stanley Greene
Cinematography
Robert M. Young
Runtime
95 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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