Ein Mann besiegt die Angst (1957)
Der von der Armee desertierte Axel taucht in New York unter und ergattert dort einen Job als Hafenarbeiter. Bei der Arbeit freundet er sich mit seinem schwarzen Kollegen Tommy an, der aufgrund seiner Hautfarbe unter den Launen ihres Vorgesetzten Malik zu leiden hat. Als es Malik gelingt, Tommy zu einem Kampf zu provozieren, tötet er ihn. Axel steht vor der Entscheidung, ob er auch auf die Gefahr hin, ins Visier der Behörden zu geraten, den Tod seines Freundes rächen soll.
Der Regisseur:
Martin Ritt
Der Autor:
Robert Alan Aurthur
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John Cassavetes as Axel Nordmann |
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Sidney Poitier as Tommy Tyler |
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Jack Warden as Charles Malik |
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Kathleen Maguire as Ellen Wilson |
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Ruby Dee as Lucy Tyler |
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Val Avery as Brother |
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Robert F. Simon as George Nordmann |
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Ruth White as Katherine Nordmann |
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William A. Lee as Davis |
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John Kellogg as Detective |
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David Clarke as Wallace |
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Estelle Hemsley as Mrs. Price |
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Roy Glenn as Stevedore (uncredited) |
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Ralph Bell as Night Boss (uncredited) |
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Mike Dana as Detective (uncredited) |
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Charles Jordan as Old Stevedore (uncredited) |
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Mike O'Dowd as Malick's Henchman (uncredited) |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anna Hill Johnstone | Costume Design |
| Sound | James A. Gleason | Sound |
| Art | Richard Sylbert | Art Direction |
| Directing | Don Kranze | Assistant Director |
| Writing | Robert Alan Aurthur | Story |
| Writing | Robert Alan Aurthur | Screenplay |
| Production | David Susskind | Producer |
| Camera | Joseph C. Brun | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Sidney Meyers | Editor |
| Directing | Martin Ritt | Director |
| Sound | Leonard Rosenman | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Jim Di Gangi | Associate Producer |
| Crew | Lucky Kargo | Stunts |
| Sound | Leonard Rosenman | Conductor |
| Crew | David Buttolph | Additional Music |
| Sound | Maurice De Packh | Orchestrator |
| Crew | Skip Martin | Additional Music |
| Art | Saul Bass | Title Designer |
