Rent A Man Called Adam (1966)
3.4 of 5 from 48 ratings
1h 39min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- Set in the 1960's, talented jazz musician Adam (Sammy Davis Jr.) appears to have it all, but an inner anger and a tormented past threaten to destroy his career. When he meets jazz legend Willie Ferguson (Louis Armstrong), and falls in love with his granddaughter (Cicley Tyson), a straight-talking civil rights activist, Adam begins to question his lifestyle, and resolves to tame his drinking and wild behaviour. But despite his new-found love, Adam is haunted by the shadows of his past. Can he escape his demons, before they destroy him entirely?
- Actors:
- Sammy Davis Jr., Louis Armstrong, Ossie Davis, Cicely Tyson, Frank Sinatra Jr., Mel Tormé, Peter Lawford, Johnny Brown, George Rhodes, Michael Silva, Kai Winding, Ja'net DuBois, Michael Lipton, Lola Falana, Kenneth Tobey, Gerald S. O'Loughlin, Carl Lee, Morris D. Erby, Lester Wilson, Matt Russo
- Directors:
- Leo Penn
- Producers:
- Ike Jones, James Waters
- Writers:
- Lester Pine, Tina Pine
- Studio:
- Optimum
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama, Music & Musicals
- Collections:
- Cinema Paradiso's 2024 Centenary Club: Part 3, inema Paradiso's 2023 Centenary Club: Part 2
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 16/08/2021
- Run Time:
- 104 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.66:1
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- New: Audio Commentary by Film Historian and Critic Sergio Mims
- New: Broadcaster and Jazz Expert Jumoké Fashola Discusses 'A Man Called Adam'
