The Lost Man
6.4 /10 1 Votes
Director Robert Alan Aurthur Music director Quincy Jones Duration Language English | 6.2/10 Genre Drama Cinematography Gerald Finnerman Country United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Release date 1968 Based on Odd Man Out
by F.L. Green Writer Robert Alan Aurthur (screenplay), F.L. Green (novel) Cast Sidney Poitier (Jason Higgs), Joanna Shimkus (Cathy Ellis), Al Freeman, Jr. (Dennis Lawrence), Michael Tolan (Insp. Carl Hamilton), Leon Bibb (Eddie Moxie), Richard Dysart (Barnes)Similar movies Blackhat , Let's Be Cops , Policewoman , Brooklyn's Finest , No Good Deed , Elite Squad Tagline He crowded a lifetime into 37 suspenseful hours! |
The Lost Man is a 1969 American drama film, written and directed by Robert Alan Aurthur, loosely based on F.L. Green's novel Odd Man Out, which was made originally into a 1947 film with James Mason.
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Plot
Former US Army lieutenant Jason Higgs (Sidney Poitier), after becoming a black militant during the 1960s Black Revolutionary Movement, is wounded as he pulls a payroll heist to help imprisoned brothers, and has to hide from the police. Social worker Cathy Ellis (Joanna Shimkus) falls in love with Higgs while helping him elude capture.
Cast
Critical Response
The New York Times gave the film a lukewarm review upon its release, though a review by Roger Ebert was more positive, albeit with reservations.
Production
Poitier met his second wife, Joanna Shimkus, during the making of this movie.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was produced and performed by Quincy Jones, and was released on Universal Records.
References
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