Black Like Me (1964)
1h 45m
Running Time
January 1, 1964Release Date
Black Like Me (1964)
1h 45m
Running Time
January 1, 1964Release Date
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Plot.
Black Like Me is the true account of John Griffin's experiences when he passed as a black man.
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Cast & Crew.
James Whitmore
John Finley Horton
Sorrell Booke
Dr. Jackson
Roscoe Lee Browne
Christopher
Al Freeman Jr.
Thomas Newcomb
Will Geer
Truckdriver
Robert Gerringer
Ed Saunders
Clifton James
Eli Carr
Matt Clark
Mugger in alley
John Marriott
Hodges
Paul Green
Writer
Denver Pyle
Man in pick-up truck
Thelma Oliver
Georgie
Raymond St. Jacques
Burial Insurance Salesman
Lenka Peterson
Lucy Horton
Carl Lerner
Director
John Howard Griffin
Writer
Gerda Lerner
Writer
P. Jay Sidney
Frank Newcomb
Billie Allen
Vertell
Julius Tannenbaum
Producer
Meyer Kupferman
Composer
Alan Bergmann
Charles Maynard
Stanley Brock
Salesman
Victor Lukens
Cinematographer
Details.
Release DateJanuary 1, 1964
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 45m
Filming LocationsFlorida, United States of America
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Wiki.
Black Like Me is a 1964 American drama film based on the 1961 book Black Like Me by John Howard Griffin. The journalist disguised himself to pass as an African-American man for six weeks in 1959 in the Deep South to report on life in the segregated society from the other side of the color line. The film was directed by Carl Lerner and the screenplay was written by Carl and Gerda Lerner. The film stars James Whitmore, Sorrell Booke and Roscoe Lee Browne.
The DVD was released December 11, 2012 in North America from Video Services Corp. The DVD includes a documentary titled Uncommon Vision about John Howard Griffin, the journalist on which the main character is based.