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A Man Called Adam is a 1966 American drama musical film directed by Leo Penn and starring Sammy Davis Jr. It tells the story of a self-destructive jazz musician, played by Davis, and his tumultuous relationships with the people in his life.
A Man Called Adam: Directed by Leo Penn. With Sammy Davis Jr., Louis Armstrong, Ossie Davis, Cicely Tyson. A famous jazz trumpeter finds himself unable to cope with the problems of everyday life.
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- Drama, Music
- Leo Penn
- 1967-03-17
17 de ago. de 2021 · Golden Globe® nominee Sammy Davis Jr. headlines a star-studded cast including Louis Armstrong, Emmy® winner Ossie Davis, Academy Award® nominee Cicely Tyson, Mel Torme and Frank Sinatra Jr. in ...
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- StudiocanalUK
a man called adam. Watch trailer. Synopsis. 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.
Black trumpet player Adam Johnson stalks off a Cincinnati bandstand when a white patron heckles him. Returning to New York City, Adam finds that his best friend, Nelson Davis, has lent his apartment to Willie "Sweet Daddy" Ferguson and his granddaughter, Claudia, a civil rights activist.
- Leo Penn, Joel Glickman
- Sammy Davis Jr.
A Man Called Adam is the story of a self-destructive jazz trumpeter who is in the midst of one of his most furious downturns. How bad? In the opening scenes, Adam Johnson (Sammy Davis, Jr.) ends a gig in a rage, curses a longtime bandmate and then goes home and throws a visiting musician out in the cold in the middle of the night.
A tormented jazz trumpeter (Sammy Davis Jr.) makes a downbeat comeback with a civil-rights activist and her grandfather (Louis Armstrong).
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- Drama
