A Man Called Adam

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In Theaters:
  • January 1, 1966

1h 42m | Drama, Musical


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.

Co-stars include several giants of jazz and popular music: Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong, Ossie Davis, and Mel Tormé, as well as Peter Lawford and Cicely Tyson.

Director: Leo Penn
Cast: Ossie Davis, Sammy Davis Jr., Louis Armstrong
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