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A Man Called Adam

 
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A Man Called Adam

  • Director: Leo Penn
  • AMG Rating: star
  • Genre: Drama
  • Movie Type: Melodrama
  • Main Cast: Sammy Davis, Jr., Louis Armstrong, Ossie Davis, Cicely Tyson, Frank Sinatra, Jr., Peter Lawford
  • Release Year: 1966
  • Country: US
  • Run Time: 103 minutes

Plot

A star-studded cast invigorates this film of a jazz trumpeter (Sammy Davis Jr.) who experiences both the prejudices of the music industry and terrible guilt following the traffic accident that killed his family, a tragedy he feels personally responsible for. Co-stars include several giants of jazz and popular music: Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong, Ossie Davis, and Mel Tormé, as well as Peter Lawford and Cicely Tyson. ~ John Bush, All Movie Guide

Cast

Mel Tormé - Himself; Lola Falana - Theo; Jeanette Du Bois - Martha; Johnny Brown - Les; George Rhodes - Leroy; Michael Silva - George; Michael Lipton - Bobby Gales; Michael Vincente Gazzo; Roy E. Glenn, Sr.; Will Hussung; Gerald O'Loughlin; Kenneth Tobey; Ted Beniades; Morris Erby; Matt Russo

Credit

Charles Rosen - Art Director, Leo Penn - Director, Carl Lerner - Editor, Benny Carter - Composer (Music Score), Jack Priestley - Cinematographer, Ike Jones - Producer, James Waters - Producer, Sam Robert - Set Designer, Tina Rome - Screenwriter, Les Pine - Screenwriter

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