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A Man Is Ten Feet Tall
A Man Is Ten Feet Tall
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  2. A Man Is Ten Feet Tall

A Man Is Ten Feet Tall

1955
52m

Status

Released

Release

1955

Runtime

52m

Storyline

Axel, secretly AWOL from the army, joins a black waterfront worker in his fight against bigotry. Television film for The Philco Television Playhouse later remade as Edge of the City (1957).

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
52m
Oct 2, 1955
Director
Robert Mulligan
Robert Mulligan
Hal Tulchin
Production
Showcase Productions
Showcase Productions
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

13 Cast Members

Florence Anglin

Landlady

Martin Balsam

Martin Balsam

Charlie Malick

Joe Comadore

Second Man

Don Gordon

First Man

Joanna Douglas

Mother

Betty McDonald

Girl

Don Murray

Don Murray

Axel Nordman

Kathleen Murray

Katherine

Sidney Poitier

Sidney Poitier

Tommy Tyler

Hilda Simms

Hilda Simms

Lucy Tyler

Michael Strong

Michael Strong

Lloyd Mills

Edward Walsh

Policeman

Meg Wyllie

Meg Wyllie

Operator

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