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Nothing but a man

Title
Nothing but a man/ directed by Michael Roemer.
Publication
Burlington, VT : New Video NYC ; New York, NY : Distributed by New Video, [2004]

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Additional Authors
  • Roemer, Michael, 1928-
  • Rubin, Robert
  • Dixon, Ivan, 1931-2008
  • Lincoln, Abbey
  • Foster, Gloria, 1936-2001
  • Harris, Julius W.
  • Kotto, Yaphet, 1939-2021
  • Young, Robert M., 1924-
  • Bennett, Luke
  • Roemer-Young Du Art.
  • New Video Group.
Description
1 videodisc (approximately 92 min.) : sound, black and white; 4 3/4 in.
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.
Alternative Title
Portrait of Abbey.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Feature films.
Note
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1964.
Credits (note)
  • Screenwriters, Robert Young, Michael Roemer ; producers, Robert Young, Michael Roemer, Robert Rubin ; cinematographer, Robert Young ; film editor, Luke Bennett ; a Roemer-Young Du Art production.
Performer (note)
  • Ivan Dixon, Abbey Lincoln, Gloria Foster, Julius Harris, Yaphet Kotto.
System Details (note)
  • DVD, NTSC, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital stereo.
Contents
Special features: the cast and crew 40 years later; short film: "Portrait of Abbey"; extensive liner notes (18 pages) with original stills from the film, "The Making of Nothing But a Man," written by Jim Davidson, reprinted from CommonQuest, the Magazine of Black/Jewish Relations, Summer 1998 Vol. 3 No. 2; cast and crew biographies.
Call Number
Sc Visual DVD-1936
ISBN
  • 0767026160
  • 9780767026161
LCCN
767685946138
OCLC
55985064
Title
Nothing but a man/ directed by Michael Roemer.
Imprint
Burlington, VT : New Video NYC ; New York, NY : Distributed by New Video, [2004]
Edition
40th anniversary special ed.
Type of Content
two-dimensional moving image
Type of Medium
video
Type of Carrier
videodisc
Cast
Ivan Dixon, Abbey Lincoln, Gloria Foster, Julius Harris, Yaphet Kotto.
System Details
DVD, NTSC, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital stereo.
Credits
Screenwriters, Robert Young, Michael Roemer ; producers, Robert Young, Michael Roemer, Robert Rubin ; cinematographer, Robert Young ; film editor, Luke Bennett ; a Roemer-Young Du Art production.
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Added Author
Roemer, Michael, 1928- film director.
Rubin, Robert, film producer.
Dixon, Ivan, 1931-2008, actor.
Lincoln, Abbey, actor.
Foster, Gloria, 1936-2001, actor.
Harris, Julius W., actor.
Kotto, Yaphet, 1939-2021, actor.
Young, Robert M., 1924- film producer.
Bennett, Luke, film editor.
Roemer-Young Du Art.
New Video Group.
Added Title
Portrait of Abbey.
Other Standard Identifier
767685946138
Publisher No.
NVG-9461 New Video NYC
Research Call Number
Sc Visual DVD-1936
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