Nothing But a Man (Criterion Collection) (DVD)

Powerful, groundbreaking look at black life in Birmingham, Alabama, in the early 1960s, focusing on railroad worker Duff Anderson (Ivan Dixon) who marries the schoolteacher daughter (jazz singer Abbey Lincoln, in her film debut) of a preacher and battles racism in order to make a better life for his family. Yaphet Kotto, Julius Harris, Leonard Parker co-star in this compassionate tale from director Michael Roemer ("The Plot Against Harry") and producer Robert M. Young. 92 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English (SDH);featurettes.

Starring: Ivan Dixon, Abbey Lincoln, Gloria Foster, Julius Harris, Yaphet Kotto, Leonard Parker, Stanley Green, Eugene Wood, Helen Lounck, Gertrude Jeannette

Rating: NR