A Man (1976)

1976 · Short film · 21 min · dir. Stan Lathan

• Drama
• TV Movie

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Synopsis

Although Dave (LeVar Burton) and his family are poor sharecroppers in the Deep South in the 1930s, this 15-year-old's problem is shared by teenagers today: he stands with one foot in adulthood and the other in childhood. "Almos' A Man", yet still treated like a child, he struggles for an identity. There's one thing, one symbol of manhood, Dave thinks, that could guarantee him instant respect: a gun.

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Details

Director

Stan Lathan

Writer

Leslie Lee

Studio

Learning in Focus

Released

1976-04-05

Running time

21 minutes

Cast & crew

• Stan Lathan Director
• Colleen Dewhurst
• LeVar Burton
• Madge Sinclair
• Robert DoQui
• Garry Goodrow
• Robert Easton
• CChristopher Brooks
• RRoy Andrews

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