Synopsis
A proud black man and his school-teacher wife face discriminatory challenges in 1960s America.
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Cast
- Ivan DixonDuff Anderson
- Abbey LincolnJosie
- Julius HarrisWill Anderson
- Gloria FosterLee
- Martin PriestMill Worker
- Leonard ParkerFrankie
- Yaphet KottoJocko
- Stanley GreeneRev. Dawson
- Helen LounckEffie Simms
- Helene ArrindellDoris
Recommendations
- 100
The Guardian
An enormous pleasure. The performances are so fresh and natural – yet so subtle and delicately judged. The direction is superb in its control and the cinematography creates a gripping docu-realist vision. - 88
Slant Magazine
It can't be overstated just how Nothing But a Man is militantly tone-deaf to the Hollywood muzak of race relations. - 80
Time Out
Its historical import as a peripheral civil-rights document can't be understated. - 80
Village Voice
The title almost suggests manhood as something trifling. The film, however, confirms it's a mighty hard ideal to reach.
