A Man Called Adam Blu-ray
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Posted July 14, 2021 06:53 PM by Webmaster
StudioCanal will release on Blu-ray Leo Penn's A Man Called Adam (1966), starring Sammy Davis, Jr., Louis Armstrong, Ossie Davis, Cicely Tyson, and Frank Sinatra, Jr. The release will be available for purchase on August 16.
Description: Set in the 1960s, talented jazz musician Adam (Sammy Davis Jr.) appears to have it all, but an inner anger and a tormented past threaten to destroy his career. When he meets jazz legend Willie Ferguson (Louis Armstrong), and falls in love with his granddaughter (Cicley Tyson), a straight-talking civil rights activist, Adam begins to question his lifestyle, and resolves to tame his drinking and wild behaviour. But despite his new-found love, Adam is haunted by the shadows of his past. Can he escape his demons, before they destroy him entirely?
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Description: Set in the 1960s, talented jazz musician Adam (Sammy Davis Jr.) appears to have it all, but an inner anger and a tormented past threaten to destroy his career. When he meets jazz legend Willie Ferguson (Louis Armstrong), and falls in love with his granddaughter (Cicley Tyson), a straight-talking civil rights activist, Adam begins to question his lifestyle, and resolves to tame his drinking and wild behaviour. But despite his new-found love, Adam is haunted by the shadows of his past. Can he escape his demons, before they destroy him entirely?
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEW 4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM
- NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian and Critic Sergio Mims
- NEW Broadcaster and Jazz Expert Jumoké Fashola discusses A Man Called Adam
- Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
