The Lost Man

– A gang of black militants plots to rob a factory to finance their "revolutionary struggle."..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.20 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 2 Minutes
Release Year:
1969
The Lost Man (1969)

A gang of black militants plots to rob a factory to finance their "revolutionary struggle."

Producing Country:
USA
Genre:
Release Date:

11 Jul 1969

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
M

Director:

Robert Alan Aurthur

Writer:

Robert Alan Aurthur (screenplay), F.L. Green (novel)

Main Actors:

Sidney Poitier, Joanna Shimkus, Al Freeman Jr., Michael Tolan

Plot:

Former U.S. Army lieutenant Jason Higgs (Sidney Poitier) who, after becoming a black militant during the 1960s Black Reveolutionary movement, is wounded when he pulls a payroll heist to help imprisoned "brothers" and has to hide from the police. Social worker Cathy Ellis (Joanna Shimkus) falls in love with Higgs while helping him elude capture. Loosely based on the 1947 Carol Reed film "Odd Man Out."

Awards:

1 nomination.

Production:

Universal

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.1/10