Nothing But a Man (1964)

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Nothing But a Man has the violence, passion, tenderness of a Negro man and a girl in a smoldering southern town!

Railroad laborer Duff Anderson struggles to maintain his dignity and marriage to a preacher's daughter in the racially segregated South.

• Released: 1964-12-27
• Genres: Drama, Romance
• Runtime: 1h 35m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.4/10 from 40 votes

Directed by Michael Roemer.

Top cast

• Ivan Dixon as Duff Anderson
• Abbey Lincoln as Josie
• Julius Harris as Will Anderson
• Gloria Foster as Lee
• Martin Priest as Mill Worker
• Leonard Parker as Frankie
• Yaphet Kotto as Jocko
• Stanley Greene as Rev. Dawson
• Helen Lounck as Effie Simms
• Helene Arrindell as Doris

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Nothing But a Man

• United States: stream on FlixFling; watch free on Mometu, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: watch free on Tubi TV
• Canada: stream on FlixFling; rent on Apple TV Store, FlixFling, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, FlixFling, YouTube

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