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20 May 1964 (USA)
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Based on the true story of a white reporter who, at the height of the civil-rights movement, temporarily darkened his skin so that he could experience the realities of a black man's life in the segregated South. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
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DVD Release: Black Like Me
(From Disc Dish. 11 December 2012, 11:52 AM, PST)
The Controversial (And Unbelievable) 'Black Like Me' Coming Out On DVD
(From ShadowAndAct. 25 October 2012, 10:32 PM, PDT)
Jephté Bastien: 'Sortie 67' Not a Film On Street Gangs
(From The Cultural Post. 29 October 2010, 5:00 AM, PDT)
(From Disc Dish. 11 December 2012, 11:52 AM, PST)
The Controversial (And Unbelievable) 'Black Like Me' Coming Out On DVD
(From ShadowAndAct. 25 October 2012, 10:32 PM, PDT)
Jephté Bastien: 'Sortie 67' Not a Film On Street Gangs
(From The Cultural Post. 29 October 2010, 5:00 AM, PDT)
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This is not reverse racism...
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Cast
(in credits order) | 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 |
| John Marriott | ... | Hodges |
| Thelma Oliver | ... | Georgie |
| Lenka Peterson | ... | Lucy Horton (as Lenka Petersen) |
| P. Jay Sidney | ... | Frank Newcomb (as P.J. Sidney) |
| Billie Allen | ... | Vertell |
| Alan Bergmann | ... | Charles Maynard |
| Stanley Brock | ... | Salesman |
 | Heywood Hale Broun | ||
| Sarah Cunningham | ... | Mary Saunders |
 | David Huddleston | ||
| Eva Jessye | ... | Mrs. Townsend |
| D'Urville Martin | ||
| Walter Mason | ... | Mason |
| Richard Ward | ... | Burt Wilson |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
 | Matt Clark | ... | Mugger in alley |
| Ralph Dunn | ... | Priest |
| Fred Parrulli | ... | Man on Bus |
 | Dan Priest | ... | Bus Driver |
 | Denver Pyle | ... | Man in pick-up truck |
| Lew Skinner | ... | Stretch |
| Raymond St. Jacques | ... | Burial Insurance Salesman |
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| Carl Lerner | |||
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| Paul Green | uncredited | |
| John Howard Griffin | book | |
| Carl Lerner | ||
| Gerda Lerner | ||
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| Julius Tannenbaum | .... | producer | |
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| Meyer Kupferman | |||
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| Victor Lukens | |||
| Henry Mueller | (as Henry Mueller II) | ||
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| Lora Hays | |||
Casting by | |||
| Chuck Gordone | |||
Production Management | |||
| Tony LaMarca | .... | production manager | |
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| Tony LaMarca | .... | assistant director | |
| Edward Wells | .... | assistant director | |
Sound Department | |||
| Jack Fitzstephens | .... | sound editor | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Alton D. Reed | .... | gaffer | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Sanford Rackow | .... | assistant editor | |
Music Department | |||
| Meyer Kupferman | .... | conductor | |
Other crew | |||
| John G. Avildsen | .... | assistant to director (as John Avildsen) | |
| Gladys Thomas | .... | community liaison | |
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- Continental Distributing (1964) (USA) (theatrical)
- International Film Distributors (Canada)
- Liberty Home Video (video)
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Referenced in "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch: Geek Like Me (#1.9)" (1996)See more »
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"Black Like Me" is a real story. It was written by a white man who dealt with the South in a time when this treatment towards black people took place. How can you call it reverse racism. You need to read the book to understand it better. It is written by a white man who went through this experience himself. His name is John Howard Griffin. He felt that it was needed to see the perspective of a black person and by doing so he made himself black. It was a rough time for black people during those years in the U.S., especially in the South. I think he did a great job writing the book and I like this movie a lot. It's hard to find, but I have it on DVD recorded from cable.