Man Called Adam, A
A FILM BY Leo Penn
A FILM BY Leo Penn
Synopsis
Adam, a brilliant trumpet player, is burdened with guilt following a car accident in which his wife and child were killed. He finds happiness briefly with another woman but turns to drink and is wrongly convicted as a drug-addict when arrested after a drunken brawl. Desperate for money, his agent books him a series of one night stands and one night, while playing a farewell number with the band, Adam collapses. The audience believe him to be drunk but in fact it is his final curtain.
Genre: Drama
Running Time: 102 mins.
Year: 1966
Running Time: 102 mins.
Year: 1966
CREDITS
CAST
Cicely Tyson
Ossie Davis
Sammy Davis Jr.
DIRECTED BY
Leo Penn
