Key Cast: Ivan Dixon, Abbey Lincoln, Gloria Foster, Julius Harris, Martin Priest, Leonard Parker, Yaphet Kotto, Stanley Greene, Helen Lounck, Helene Arrindell, Walter Wilson
Rating: Not Rated
Genre(s): Drama
Song Sample:
"Heat Wave" by Martha & the Vandellas
Description
A landmark independent film, Nothing But a Man, is one of the most sincere and sensitive pictures ever made about the struggles and hardships of Black life in 1960s America. Lauded by critics at the Venice and New York Film Festivals when it first premiered in 1963, this quietly moving, beautiful film remains as relevant and powerful today as it was then.
Set against the stirrings of the civil rights movement and a rising wave of burgeoning Black pride, Nothing But a Man, 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.
Starring Ivan Dixon and jazz great Abbey Lincoln in stirring performances, Nothing But a Man is ultimately an uplifting story about a man and a woman whose love overcomes racial and class barriers.
Trivia
∙ "Nothing But a Man" was reputedly the favorite film of Malcolm X.
∙ The Nothing But a Man movie soundtrack features songs by Motown stars Stevie Wonder, Mary Wells, Martha and the Vandellas, The Miracles and The Marvelettes.
∙ Ivan Dixon, who stars in Nothing But a Man, became even more well-known in the late sixties for his role as Staff Sergeant James Kinchloe in the TV Series Hogan’s Heroes. He played this role from 1965-1970.
∙ Abbey Lincoln was a jazz singer who decided to take some time off from music and focus on acting. She made only two films in the sixties. They were Nothing But a Man and For Love of Ivy, another Top 100 BlackClassicMovies.com film.
Awards
∙ Selected in 1993 to the Library of Congress National Film Registry.
"Nothing But a Man" is one of the greatest
African-American films made in the 1960s.
Starring Ivan Dixon and Abbey Lincoln,
"Nothing But a Man" is a sincere,
powerful and stirring romantic story
with one of the most positive portrayals
of an African-American man ever done
on screen.
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"Nothing But a Man" Movie Soundtrack
Nothing But a Man Movie Soundtrack
The "Nothing But a Man" movie soundtrack is no longer in mass distribution.
However,you can purchase copies through resellers at Amazon.com.
The movie soundtrack features songs by:
Martha and the Vandellas, Stevie Wonder
, The Miracles,
The Marvelettes and Mary Wells
Martha & the Vandellas
"Martha & the Vandellas" rose to prominence in the 1960s after they were the backup singers
for Marvin Gaye's 1962 record named "Stubborn Kind of Fellow."
A Motown group, Martha and the Vandellas had a distinct sound that led to many hit records in
the 1960s. Some of their most famous songs are:
"Dancing in the Street"
"Heat Wave"
"Come and Get these Memories"
"Quicksand"
In 1967 the group changed its name to "Martha Reeves and the Vandellas".
This CD, "The Ultimate Collection: Martha Reeves & the Vandellas" contains all of their hit records.
The Ultimate Collection: Martha Reeves and the Vandellas
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"Martha and The Vandellas" Ultimate Collection - CD
This CD contains all of the hit songs by the 1960s group
Martha and The Vandellas.
