The Last Angry Man
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| The Last Angry Man | |
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| Directed by | Daniel Mann |
| Written by | Richard Murphy (adaptation) Gerald Green (novel) |
| Starring | Paul Muni David Wayne Betsy Palmer |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
| Release date(s) | 1959 |
| Country |  US |
| Language | English |
The Last Angry Man (1959) is a drama film which tells the story of a television producer who profiles the life of a physician. It stars Paul Muni, David Wayne, Betsy Palmer, Billy Dee Williams (in his film debut), and Godfrey Cambridge.
The movie was adapted by Richard Murphy from the novel by Gerald Green, and was directed by Daniel Mann.
The movie was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor (Paul Muni) and Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White (Carl Anderson, William Kiernan). [1]
The film was remade in 1974 as an ABC Movie of the Week, with Pat Hingle in the lead role.
[edit] Cast
- Paul Muni - Dr. Sam Abelman
- David Wayne - Woodrow Wilson Thrasher
- Betsy Palmer - Anna Thrasher
- Luther Adler - Dr. Max Vogel
- Joby Baker - Myron Malkin
- Joanna Moore - Alice Taggart
- Nancy R. Pollock - Sarah Abelman
- Billy Dee Williams - Josh Quincy
- Claudia McNeil - Mrs. Quincy
- Godfrey Cambridge - Nobody Home
[edit] References
- ^ "NY Times: The Last Angry Man". NY Times. http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/28283/The-Last-Angry-Man/details. Retrieved 2008-12-23.
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