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July 1967 (UK)
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A sinister, neurotic white girl Lula, with the provocation of her lovely, half-naked body and of her startlingly lascivious speech...
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Anthony Harvey Recalls Directing "The Lion In Winter" At Loews Jersey City
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(Credited cast)| Shirley Knight | ... | Lula | |
| Al Freeman Jr. | ... | Clay | |
| Frank Lieberman | |||
| Robert Calvert | |||
| Howard Bennett | |||
| Sandy McDonald | |||
| Dennis Alaba Peters | (as Denis Peters) | ||
| Keith James | |||
| Devon Hall |
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Continuity: Lula's hair and makeup vary wildly from shot-to-shot, even though story takes place entirely during one subway ride.
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Featured in "Changing Stages" (2000)
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Strange, allegorical drama about the struck-up-on-the-spot relationship between two passengers in a New York City subway car: a black man (Al Freeman Jr.) and a white woman (Shirley Knight) flirt with each other and engage in adult banter. As they alternately beguile and exasperate each other, their conversation reflects the sexual and racial tensions between them. The film is set entirely in the subway car, making for a claustrophobic atmosphere. Knight overacts some of the time (ok, a LOT of the time), laughing loudly, rolling her eyes, and touching Freeman in places where the NYC Transit Authority would probably prefer its patrons to not be touched, but she's never less than interesting and Freeman's more-subdued performance balances things out (although he gets to deliver a blistering, angry monologue near the end). DUTCHMAN's shocking climax is a disturbing culmination of the provocative racial and social themes presented in the film; the film's hour-long length allows for these ideas to have immediate impact.