Series
Criterion collection ;
1209.
Summary
"Michael Roemer's groundbreaking first feature, sensitively shot by his close collaborator Robert M. Young, is a still-resonant expression of humanity in the face of virulent prejudice. Made at the height of the civil rights movement, Nothing But A Man reveals the toll of systemic racism through its... Full description
Summary: |
"Michael Roemer's groundbreaking first feature, sensitively shot by his close collaborator Robert M. Young, is a still-resonant expression of humanity in the face of virulent prejudice. Made at the height of the civil rights movement, Nothing But A Man reveals the toll of systemic racism through its honest portrait of a southern Black railroad worker confronting the daily challenges of discrimination and economic precarity, as he attempts to settle down with his new wife and track down his father..." --Container. |
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Item Description: |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1964. Full screen (1.37:1). Special features: An introduction to Michael Roemer, a new interview program featuing director Michael Roemer; Conversation from 2004 between Roemer and coproducer and cinematogapher Robert M. Young; Program featuring archival interviews with actors Ivan Dixon, Abbey Lincoln, and Julius Harris; An essay by critic Gene Seymour. |
Physical Description: |
1 videodisc (91 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded insert |
Format: |
DVD; NTSC, region 1; Dolby digital mono. |
Production Credits: |
Edited by Luke Bennett ; photographed by Robert Young. |
ISBN: |
9798886071146 |