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Dutchman

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An African-American man named Clay (Al Freeman Jr.) rides the New York City subway and becomes the fixation of a white woman, Lula (Shirley Knight), who is seemingly sexually attracted to him. Lula's brazen attempt to seduce Clay in public feels menacing, and he is rejects her advances. She becomes increasingly threatening and Clay eventually snaps, no longer able to remain polite in the face of her anger. His reaction, though, has severe repercussions.
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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times 10/23/2004
3/4
A word about Miss Knight's performance, which won an award at Cannes: It is superb. Go to Full Review Mike Massie Gone With The Twins 08/24/2020
6/10
Toward the bold, rowdy conclusion, roles are reversed and tables are turned, but there's no hope for a real escape. Go to Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 07/21/2005
2/5
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S R @ScottR 07/08/2023 An interesting artistic two character study, all based in the subway in NYC. Original. I saw it because of a short on TCM about the Subway. It was on youtube. See more 01/29/2011 Most intense movie i've ever seen See more 04/16/2008 Excellent direction and performances are enhanced by realistically grim production values and the black and white film itself. See more 11/23/2007 like how Leroi Jones/Amiri Baraka flips "the man" into "the wo-man." wonder if it had anything to do with his ex? See more 08/31/2007 Takes a lot of deep, deep thought to get all the allegory... simply too complicated for me. Great acting though. See more 06/11/2007 A film that's hard to watch and difficult to understand, yet still fascinating. I feel that going to a stage performance would be altogether more impacting, however. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Anthony Harvey

Director

Al Freeman Jr.

Clay

Shirley Knight

Lula

Frank Lieberman

Subway rider

Amiri Baraka

Writer

Amiri Baraka

Screenwriter
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Movie Info

Synopsis An African-American man named Clay (Al Freeman Jr.) rides the New York City subway and becomes the fixation of a white woman, Lula (Shirley Knight), who is seemingly sexually attracted to him. Lula's brazen attempt to seduce Clay in public feels menacing, and he is rejects her advances. She becomes increasingly threatening and Clay eventually snaps, no longer able to remain polite in the face of her anger. His reaction, though, has severe repercussions.
Director
Anthony Harvey
Producer
Eugene Persson
Screenwriter
Amiri Baraka, Amiri Baraka
Distributor
Continental Distributing Inc.
Production Co
Kaitlyn Productions, Gene Persson Enterprises, Dutchman Film Company
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 27, 1967, Original
Runtime
56m
Sound Mix
Mono