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Nothing But A Man (12)
Directed by Michael Roemer
5 Stars
Made in 1964 Nothing But A Man was hailed as the first US film to portray African-Americans in a social drama dealing with family and social problems sparked by the love affair between a railroad worker (Ivan Dixon) and a teacher (Abbey Lincoln).
Inspired by the kitchen-sink realism that the US Establishment sought to curb, since it was considered the spawn of bolshevism, the film's designed to shatter the delusion of the American Dream - and does so memorably.
Jeff Sawtell
