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A Man Called Adam
1967 1h 39m Not Rated
Drama
,
Music
6.6
38%
59%
63%
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A famous jazz trumpeter finds himself unable to cope with the problems of everyday life.
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Directed By
Leo Penn
Written By
Lester Pine
,
Tina Pine
Studio
Trace-Mark Productions
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Cast of A Man Called Adam
Sammy Davis Jr.
Adam Johnson
Ossie Davis
Nelson Davis
Cicely Tyson
Claudia Ferguson
Louis Armstrong
Willie Ferguson
Frank Sinatra Jr.
Vincent
Peter Lawford
Manny
Mel Tormé
Himself
Lola Falana
Theo
Ja'net DuBois
Martha
Johnny Brown
Les
George Rhodes
Leroy
Michael Silva
George
Roy Glenn
Police Sergeant
Kenneth Tobey
Club Owner
Jack E. Leonard
Party Guest
George Kirby
Party Guest (uncredited)
Morgan Freeman
Party Guest (Uncredited)
A Man Called Adam Reviews
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Dennis Schwartz
It remains a curiosity film long after its release.
New York Daily News
Kathleen Carroll
Character development is superficial. John Knight directs from a script that has no novelty or suspense.
Chicago Tribune
Clifford Terry
Davis skillfully agonizes over his role, bringing it possibly to its maximum potential, which unfortunately isn't much.
Los Angeles Times
Kevin Thomas
The screen all but bursts with [Davis'] intense talent. It is an awesome experience merely to witness him hold a pause.
Detroit Free Press
Ken Barnard
A production with the look of being hastily stitched together, while nurturing loftier ambitions.
Philadelphia Inquirer
Henry T. Murdock
The result is a thematic monotone which may be the fault of scripters Les Pine and Tina Rome, but Davis plays its limited range with skill and when he raises his trumpet (even though Cannonball Adderly has dubbed the horn), the movie hits some high notes.
New York Times
Bosley Crowther
The picture fails, although it tries hard and, in some ways, admirably.
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