In it, james whitmore plays john finley horton, a white american journalist who darkens his skin with blackface makeup and passes for a black man in a southern t language english. The journalist disguised himself to pass as an africanamerican man for six weeks in 1959 in the deep south to report on life in the segregated society from the other side of the color line. Griffin was a native of mansfield, texas, who had his skin temporarily darkened to pass as a black man. Near fine bright copy with just a hint of handling. Watch black like me, the drama by carl lerner fandor. John howard griffin, the author and main character of black like me, is a middleaged white man living in mansfield, texas in 1959. With james whitmore, sorrell booke, roscoe lee browne, al freeman jr based on the true story of a white reporter who, at the height of the civilrights movement, temporarily darkened his skin to experience the realities of a black mans life in the segregated south.
Black like me, first published in 1961, is a nonfiction book by white journalist john howard griffin recounting his journey in the deep south of the united states, at a time when africanamericans lived under racial segregation. Black like me 1964 film complet en francais a 20170731t01. Black like me is a work of non fiction and what a book it is. Black like me 1964 approved 1h 45min drama 20 may 1964 usa based on the true story of a white reporter who, at the height of the civilrights movement, temporarily darkened his skin to experience the realities of a black mans life in the segregated south. Black like me is the true story of white journalist john howard griffin, who became a negro in the late 1950s. It is so strange reading about times that i did not live through. Black like me 1964 stream and watch online this factbased film chronicles the journey of a white reporter, john finley horton james whitmore, who attempts to live as a black man in the.
Black like me is a 1964 american drama film based on the book black like me by john howard griffin. Based on the landmark memoir by john howard griffin, black like me stars james. Black like me by john howard griffin, paperback barnes. Black like me 1964 film complet en francais film complet. Black like me 1964 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. In 1964, just as washington was passing the civil rights act, some of hollywoods most passionate activists interpreted john howard griffins brave chronicle black like me for the screen, with james whitmore starring as the writer, who, in 1959, medically altered his pigment and, with the help of a sunlamp, reinvented himself as an itinerant black writer navigating his way through the jim.
John howard griffin 19201980 is known internationally as the author of two novels, nuni and the devil rides outside, five books and monographs on racism in addition to black like me, a biography of thomas merton, three collections of photography, a volume of journals, two historical works on texas, a musicological study, and the john howard reader. The1964 feature black like me starring actor james whitmore with roscoe lee brown and al freeman jr. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. Buy black like me movie posters from movie poster shop. As narrated by ray childs, this firstever recording of black like me will leave each listener deeply affected. White lie 1991, sudie and simpson 1990, one potato, two potato 1964, the black klansman 1966, heart of dixie 1989. African american had been freed from slavery but not the effects of rampant bigotry, prejudice and violence. During the 60s, caucasian journalist john howard griffin decided to find out what it was like to be an african. Find release information for black like me 1964 carl lerner on allmovie.
Black like me is a 1964 film directed by carl lerner and based on the book of the same name. Black like me 1964, starring james whitmore, al freeman jr. In 1964, a film version of black like me starring james. The basis of the 1964 film directed by carl lerner, starring james whitmore, sorrell booke, roscoe lee browne, al freeman, and will geer. Yet gerald early thinks the book might be even more relevant now than in the 1960s. Based on the landmark memoir by john howard griffin, black like me stars james whitmore as griffin, who medically altered his pigment and, with the help of a sunlamp, reinvented himself as an itinerant black writer navigating his way through mississippi and alabama. After years of neglect, black like me finally gets a good presentation with this new 2disc dvd release, which features a beautiful restoration of the 1964 motion picture along with a documentary about the author of the book on which the film is based. See the article in its original context from may 21, 1964, page 0 buy reprints. Department of afroamerican research arts culture 5,089 views 8.
The film stars james whitmore, sorrell booke and roscoe lee browne. Black like me 1964 this factbased film chronicles the journey of a white reporter, john finley horton james whitmore, who attempts to live as a black man in the american south during the 1950s. Based on the landmark memoir by john howard griffin, black like me stars james whitmore as griffin, who medically altered his pigment and, with the. Black like me 1964 stream and watch online moviefone.
Sidney, thelma oliver, robert gerringer and al freeman. A universal story a scene from black like me, directed by carl lerner, 1964. And then reading about bold strong human beings who did live through them with a bravery one can only marvel at. Black like me by griffin, john howard and a great selection of related books. The films didactic, polemical aspects are not a problem indeed, the film is at its best when being polemical but these qualities are constantly undermined by an intrusive flashback structure, a lethargic script, and a plot which wastes too much time on. Vsps dvd of black like me is encoded two ways, in its theatrical widescreen aspect ratio and in a full frame, open matte version that the menus incorrectly call the original version. Released 1964, black like me stars jameswhitmore, sorrellbooke, roscoeleebrowne, danpriest the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 47 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which. Black like me 1964 01011964 us drama 1h 45m user score. Though he finds immediate kinship and camraderie with other black men who naturally think hes a brother, it doesnt offer much comfort in the face of abundant racism and hostility. After black like me, lerner would soon return to his former profession.
As for the film itself, this is a case where one has to look beyond the finished. He traveled for six weeks throughout the racially segregated. The transfer is immaculate, as the film elements appear to be in excellent condition. John howard griffins groundbreaking and controversial work helped bring the full effect of racism to the forefront of americas conscienceand it has lessons to be learned over half a.
For more than 50 years i have cherished black like me and spending some time discussing his experiences with the remarkable man who wrote it. Feeling that the best way to understand what it was like to be black in a segregated south was to experience the feeling firsthand, griffin james whitmore undergoes extensiveand sometimes painfulskin pigmentation treatments. The film was directed by carl lerner and the screenplay was written by carl and gerda lerner. I was active in civil rights demonstrations at the time. Evidently john howard griffin, who did just that, thinks it is, and he has fairly described the experience in his popular book, black like me. Deeply committed to the cause of racial justice and frustrated by his inability as a white man to understand the black experience, griffin decides to take a radical step. The first few black students were admitted to uncch for the fall semester of 1961 and during 1963 the black student population was still very small. John howard griffin, black like me reading this book made me think. Black like me 1964 played by james whitmore and renamed john finley horton for the movie adaptation, he uses a combination of drugs, sunlamps, and makeup to darken his white complexion and then travels through the south posing as an africanamerican drifter on the lookout for cheap lodgings and lowwage jobs. The film was shot completely on location, and uses onsite live sound. One of the books referred to as the dirty thirty by a number of scholars, black like me has ranked among the thirty books most frequently attacked after 1965. Black like me is the true account of john griffins experiences when he passed as a black man. Under the care of a doctor, griffin artificially darkened his skin to pass as a black man. The gradual ascent of black political power has turned black like me into an ugly snapshot of americas past.
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