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Nothing But a Man
Drama, Romance - 1964
8.1
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A proud black man and his school-teacher wife face discriminatory challenges in 1960s America.
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Runtime:
95 min
Release date:
27 Dec 1964
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
2 wins & 1 nomination.

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
So astute about the economic and racial politics of the Jim Crow South, and particularly about the trauma suffered by black men struggling for respectability, that it's hard to believe it was made by two white guys ...
– Stephanie Zacharek,
Village Voice,
7 Oct 2014
fresh:
The title almost suggests manhood as something trifling. The film, however, confirms it's a mighty hard ideal to reach.
– Nick Pinkerton,
Village Voice,
7 Nov 2012
fresh:
Its historical import as a peripheral civil-rights document can't be understated.
– David Fear,
Time Out New York,
6 Nov 2012
fresh:
[Roemer] and his collaborators create images and sounds, characters and situations, that embody the title's existential affirmation.
– Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
1 Oct 2012
fresh:
A sincere, intelligent, and effectively acted independent feature.
– Jonathan Rosenbaum,
Chicago Reader,
1 Jan 2000
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