Dutchman

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Dutchman

Released Feb 27, 1967

56m

Drama

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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.

Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

A word about Miss Knight's performance, which won an award at Cannes: It is superb.

Rated: 3/4

Oct 23, 2004

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Toward the bold, rowdy conclusion, roles are reversed and tables are turned, but there's no hope for a real escape.

Rated: 6/10

Aug 24, 2020

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 2/5

Jul 21, 2005

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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.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

07/08/23

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Audience Member

Most intense movie i've ever seen

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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Excellent direction and performances are enhanced by realistically grim production values and the black and white film itself.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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like how Leroi Jones/Amiri Baraka flips "the man" into "the wo-man." wonder if it had anything to do with his ex?

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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Takes a lot of deep, deep thought to get all the allegory... simply too complicated for me. Great acting though.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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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.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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Anthony Harvey

Director

Al Freeman Jr.

Clay

Shirley Knight

Lula

Frank Lieberman

Subway rider

Amiri Baraka

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Amiri Baraka

Screenwriter

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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: Dutchman Film Company, Kaitlyn Productions, Gene Persson Enterprises
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 27, 1967, Original
Runtime: 56m
Sound Mix: Mono