A Man Called Adam
Mar 16 1966
•2h 39m
•Music, Drama
A famous jazz trumpeter finds himself unable to cope with the problems of everyday life.
Cast
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Sammy Davis Jr.
Adam Johnson
Ossie Davis
Nelson Davis
Cicely Tyson
Claudia Ferguson
Louis Armstrong
Willie Ferguson
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