Do you want to see ‘Nothing But a Man’?

Add to Netflix

Nothing But a Man (1964)

tomatometer

All Critics
Top Critics

Average Rating: 7.5/10
Reviews Counted: 7
Fresh: 6 | Rotten: 1

No consensus yet.

No Score Yet...

Average Rating: N/A
Critic Reviews: 1
Fresh: 1 | Rotten: 0

audience

liked it
Average Rating: 3.9/5
User Ratings: 614

My Rating

Added to your Facebook Timeline. — undo

Movie Info

A landmark independent film, Nothing but a Man is the first dramatic story featuring a largely black cast created for an integrated audience (the work of black filmmakers such as Oscar Micheaux was intended for audiences who patronized black-only theaters). White filmmakers Michael Roemer and Robert M. Young traveled through the South in 1962 in search of ideas for a fiction feature set during the growing turbulence of the civil rights era. Their story, based in Alabama but shot in southern New

Unrated, 1 hr. 32 min.

Drama, Classics

Directed By: Michael Roemer

Written By: Robert M. Young, Michael Roemer

In Theaters: Jan 1, 1963 Wide

On DVD: Sep 28, 2004

New Video

Nothing But a Man Trailer & Photos

Cast

Ivan Dixon
Duff Anderson
Abbey Lincoln
Josie Dawson
Gloria Foster
Lee
Martin Priest
Driver
Leonard Parker
Frankie
Yaphet Kotto
Jocko
Helen Lounck
Effie Simms
Milton Williams
Pop
Mel Stewart
Riddick
Helene Anindell
Doris
Jay Brooks
Undertaker
Peter Carew
Store Keeper
Stanley Green
Rev. Dawson
Moses Gunn
Mill Hands
Julius Harris
Will Anderson
Gertrude Jeanette
Mrs. Dawson
William Jordan
Teenager
Tom Ligon
Teenager
Charles MacRae
Joe
Alfred Puryear
Barney
Gil Rogers
Mill Foreman
Esther Rolle
Church Woman
Walter Wilson
Car Owner
Richard Ward
Mill Hands
William Phillips
Car Passenger
Jim Wright
Bartender
Richard Weber
Bud Ellis
Ed Rowan
Willie
Robert Berger
Desk Clerk
Dorothy Hall
Soloist
Julius W. Harris

Critic Reviews for Nothing But a Man

All Critics (10) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (7) | Rotten (1) | DVD (3)

It is difficult to fathom the long obscurity of this sincere, compassionate film.

January 29, 2012 Full Review Source: ReelTalk Movie Reviews

| Comment

Donald J. Levit

ReelTalk Movie Reviews

an uplifting film that goes beyond issues of race, class, and prejudice

October 4, 2004 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis

| Comment

James Plath

Movie Metropolis

More Critic Reviews

Audience Reviews for Nothing But a Man

View All

I became engrossed with Nothing But a Man recently, which is the story of a young, black man in Alabama of the 1960's and his journey in becoming a strong and responsible husband and father. In a way, it feels as though you're watching a documentary. Excellent work from Ivan Dixon (Kinch...for those familiar w/ Hogan's

February 24, 2008

Moe E

Super Reviewer

A man trying to make a voice while making inner changes for himself. I thought the main character's father (Harris) played an outstanding role for being an alcoholic father who never cared about his son.

November 30, 2007