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Brother DuzeByte moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Sidney Poitier | ... | John Kane | |
| Will Geer | ... | Doc Thomas | |
| Bradford Dillman | ... | Lloyd Thomas | |
| Beverly Todd | ... | Louisa MacGill | |
| Ramon Bieri | ... | Orly Ball | |
| Warren J. Kemmerling | ... | George | |
| Lincoln Kilpatrick | ... | Charley Gray | |
| P. Jay Sidney | ... | Rev. MacGill | |
| Richard Ward | ... | Frank | |
| Paul Winfield | ... | Henry Birkart | |
| Zara Cully | ... | Miss Nettie | |
| Michael Bell | ... | Cleve | |
| Howard Rice | ... | Jimmy | |
| Darlene Rice | ... | Marsha | |
| Harry Davis | ... | Turnkey |
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Marysville, California, USAFun Stuff
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I too agree with DuzeByte and have setup a discussion group right here at IMDb. Look for it.
Sydney portrays a fascinating creature of Kinoy's mind. The dialog he wrote for Sydney and Will in the jail-house scene was engaging as well as enigmatically intriguing. American stereotypes in 1971 would have us believe that a black man can not play an angel nor an alien. Denzel's portrayal of an angel in The Preacher's Wife was equally as engaging as this movie was simply by the stereotype-bashing of the screenwriters.
Brother John was a little too "dark" in his approach to be a obedient modern-day Ben Elohim (angel) on a mission. Too materially substantial ('human form') to be a disobedient version too. IMHO a visiting advance scout 'alien' actually only exists in the human mind of a Hollywood sci-fi screenwriter. Therefore Brother John fits that bill quite well. However, I can't understand how an alien would know when his folks were dying nor why he would have any dealings with them after realizing his Earth mission. I also don't know why his passport would be so revealing since BJ was so stealthy and so well trained in the espionage trade-craft of a 007 type shadow-warrior of the 70's - karaté chops and all.
I found this movie to be so well thought out despite the predictable love scenes. I would think that Kinoy was trying to deliver a profound message to Americans as he is to the entire world in his new 2005 film about the Papalcy (Pope and Catholic church) called "Magnificat".
Spooky