A man overcomes fear

Movie
German title	A man overcomes fear
Original title	Edge of the city
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	1957
length	85 minutes
Rod
Director	Martin Ritt
script	Robert Alan Aurthur
production	David Susskind Productions
music	Leonard Rosenman
camera	Joseph C. Brun
cut	Sidney Meyers
occupation
John Cassavetes : Axel Nordmann Sidney Poitier : Tommy Tyler Jack Warden : Charles Malik Kathleen Maguire : Ellen Wilson Ruby Dee : Lucy Tyler Val Avery : brother Robert F. Simon : Mr. George Nordmann Ruth White : Mrs. Nordmann William A. Lee : Davis John Kellogg : Detective Officer David Clarke : Wallace Estelle Hemsley : Lucy's mother

A Man Defeats Fear is a black and white American film from 1956 starring John Cassavetes and Sidney Poitier . In the USA the film was released on January 29, 1957, in Germany on August 2 of the same year.

action

The wanted deserter Axel Nordmann takes a job under a false name in the port of New York, where a seedy foreman who knows about the deserter's past is paid dearly for his silence. Through his friendship with his black colleague Tommy Tyler, who defends him against the foreman and has to lose his life, the deserter Nordmann learns to face his fate. In doing so, he grows beyond himself.

criticism

The lexicon of international films saw "not a socially critical discussion, but a friendship drama that is most likely to convince in its rejection of racial hatred."

Locations

The social drama was shot in the Harlem and West Side (Manhattan) districts of New York .

Trivia

• The plot of the film was used as early as October 2, 1955, directed by Robert Mulligan in an episode of the television series The Philco Television Playhouse . Even then, Sidney Poitier played the role of Tommy Tyler.
• The American Masters TV series (season 14, episode 5 from 2000) contains excerpts from the film.
• The 1997 American film Afro Promo contains original scenes from Edge of the City .

Web links

• Edge of the City in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• A man overcomes fear in the German dubbing file

Individual evidence

1. ↑ A man conquers fear. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .  
2. ^ Internet Movie Database
3. ↑ The Philco Television Playhouse on imdb.de
4. ↑ Internet Movie Database: References to Other Movies