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A Man Is Ten Feet Tall

A Man Is Ten Feet Tall

1955TV Movie

Axel, secretly AWOL from the army, joins a black waterfront worker in his fight against bigotry. Television film for The Philco Television Playhouse later remade as Edge of the City (1957).

Release1955-10-02
Runtime52 min
StatusReleased
CountriesUnited States of America
Original languageEN
DirectorRobert Mulligan, Hal Tulchin
WritersRobert Alan Aurthur
ProductionShowcase Productions
Popularity2
TMDB ID991771

Cast

Florence Anglin

Landlady

Martin Balsam

Martin Balsam

Charlie Malick

Joe Comadore

Second Man

Don Gordon

First Man

Joanna Douglas

Mother

Betty McDonald

Girl

Don Murray

Don Murray

Axel Nordman

Kathleen Murray

Katherine

Sidney Poitier

Sidney Poitier

Tommy Tyler

Hilda Simms

Hilda Simms

Lucy Tyler

Michael Strong

Michael Strong

Lloyd Mills

Edward Walsh

Policeman

Meg Wyllie

Meg Wyllie

Operator

Director

Robert Mulligan

Robert Mulligan

Director

Hal Tulchin

Director

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