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Black Like Me

  • 1964
  • Approved
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
737
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Sorrell Booke, Lenka Peterson, and James Whitmore in Black Like Me (1964)
Drama

Based on the true story of a white reporter who, at the height of the civil-rights movement, temporarily darkened his skin to experience the realities of a black man's life in the segregated... Read allBased on the true story of a white reporter who, at the height of the civil-rights movement, temporarily darkened his skin to experience the realities of a black man's life in the segregated South.Based on the true story of a white reporter who, at the height of the civil-rights movement, temporarily darkened his skin to experience the realities of a black man's life in the segregated South.

  • Director
    • Carl Lerner
  • Writers
    • John Howard Griffin
    • Carl Lerner
    • Gerda Lerner
  • Stars
    • James Whitmore
    • Sorrell Booke
    • Roscoe Lee Browne
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    737
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Carl Lerner
    • Writers
      • John Howard Griffin
      • Carl Lerner
      • Gerda Lerner
    • Stars
      • James Whitmore
      • Sorrell Booke
      • Roscoe Lee Browne
    • 18User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    James Whitmore
    James Whitmore
    • John Finley Horton
    Sorrell Booke
    Sorrell Booke
    • Dr. Jackson
    Roscoe Lee Browne
    Roscoe Lee Browne
    • Christopher
    Al Freeman Jr.
    Al Freeman Jr.
    • Thomas Newcomb
    Will Geer
    Will Geer
    • Truckdriver
    Robert Gerringer
    Robert Gerringer
    • Ed Saunders
    Clifton James
    Clifton James
    • Eli Carr
    John Marriott
    John Marriott
    • Hodges
    Thelma Oliver
    • Georgie
    Lenka Peterson
    Lenka Peterson
    • Lucy Horton
    • (as Lenka Petersen)
    P. Jay Sidney
    • Frank Newcomb
    • (as P.J. Sidney)
    Billie Allen
    • Vertell
    Alan Bergmann
    Alan Bergmann
    • Charles Maynard
    Stanley Brock
    Stanley Brock
    • Salesman
    Heywood Hale Broun
    Heywood Hale Broun
    Sarah Cunningham
    Sarah Cunningham
    • Mary Saunders
    David Huddleston
    David Huddleston
    Eva Jessye
    • Mrs. Townsend
    • Director
      • Carl Lerner
    • Writers
      • John Howard Griffin
      • Carl Lerner
      • Gerda Lerner
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    • Trivia
      Final film of Ralph Dunn.
    • Goofs
      When Horton, after meeting the PhD student, opens his wallet to pay in the diner, something falls out of it near the counter. No one notices or refers to it.
    • Connections
      Featured in Classified X (2007)

    User reviews18

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    8/10
    Black Like Me
    The person who claimed this is a movie about "reverse racism" must be so young that he can't remember those times. I grew up in the 50's and 60's in the south. The movie portrays the prevailing attitude of whites toward blacks in an accurate manner. I can remember the separate waiting rooms, water fountains, "white only," etc. Thankfully, I grew up in a home where racial prejudice was not tolerated, and I'm sure there were a lot of homes like this.

    In the book, Griffin passes through the same area as a black and then a white. The difference in his treatment was appalling. What the movie shows is that racial prejudice makes no sense. All people are simply people and deserve to be treated with respect.
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    • teacherdan
    • Jun 28, 2007

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    • Release date
      • May 20, 1964 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Latin
    • Also known as
      • No Man Walks Alone
    • Filming locations
      • Tampa, Florida, USA
    • Production company
      • The Hilltop Company
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    • Budget
      • $273,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 45 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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