Music ·Drama · United States of America · 1966 · 1h 39m

A Man Called Adam

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Director
Leo Penn
Cast
Sammy Davis Jr. as Adam Johnson Ossie Davis as Nelson Davis Cicely Tyson as Claudia Ferguson Louis Armstrong as Willie Ferguson Frank Sinatra Jr. as Vincent Peter Lawford as Manny
Crew
Jack Priestley — Director of Photography Carl Lerner — Editor Benny Carter — Original Music Composer Lester Pine — Writer Tina Pine — Writer Frank L. Thompson — Costume Design
Tagline

And Adam was a swinger with a punch, a demon with a woman, living the hip life to the hilt!

Synopsis

A famous jazz trumpeter finds himself unable to cope with the problems of everyday life.

Key Collaborators
Leo Penn Director Jack Priestley Director of Photography Carl Lerner Editor Benny Carter Original Music Composer Lester Pine Writer Tina Pine Writer Frank L. Thompson Costume Design
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