The read
It runs a compact 1h 29m.
Synopsis
An African-American prison psychiatrist finds the boundaries of his professionalism sorely tested when he must counsel a disturbed inmate with bigoted Nazi tendencies.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
42 audience votes
Key crew
- Hubert CornfieldDirector
- S. Lee PogostinScreenplay
- Ernest GoldOriginal Music Composer
- Hubert CornfieldScreenplay
Cast
- Sidney PoitierDoctor
- Bobby DarinPatient
- Peter FalkYoung Psychiatrist
- Carl Benton ReidChief Medical Officer
- Mary MundayBar Hostess
- Howard CaineTavern Owner
- Gilbert GreenJewish Father
- Barry GordonPatient (as a boy)
- Richard BakalyanJimmy
- Lynn LoringJewish Girl
- Anne BartonMother
- James AndersonFather
Stills
Themes
prisonnightmarefascisminsomniaflashbackantisemitismracismpsychiatristtold in flashbacknazi collaborationism1940sblack doctor