The Last Angry Man (1959)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Director:

Daniel Mann

Writers:

Gerald Green (novel)
Richard Murphy (adaptation)

Release Date:

February 1960 (Austria)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

The journalist nephew of an aging doctor decides to profile his uncle's life on TV.

Plot Keywords:

Doctor | Nephew | Brain Tumor | Persuasion | Fishing

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Paul Muni	...	Dr. Sam Abelman
David Wayne	...	Woodrow Wilson Thrasher
Betsy Palmer	...	Anna Thrasher
Luther Adler	...	Dr. Max Vogel
Joby Baker	...	Myron Malkin
Joanna Moore	...	Alice Taggart
Nancy R. Pollock	...	Sarah Abelman
Billy Dee Williams	...	Josh Quincy
Claudia McNeil	...	Mrs. Quincy
Godfrey Cambridge	...	Nobody Home
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dan Tobin	...	Ben Loomer

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:TV-PG | Finland:K-16

Filming Locations:

NBC Building, Rockefeller Center, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

Film debuts of Billy Dee Williams and Godfrey Cambridge

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Cheers: The Last Angry Mailman (#6.7)" (1987)

Paul Muni Shines

This is the story of an elderly Jewish doctor who lives and works in the Brooklyn slums. He is dedicated to his work and his patients. The movie revolves around his nephew's attempts to produce a documentary based on the doctor's life. The movie is ok, but Paul Muni shines. He received an Oscar nomination for this, his last role. Billy Dee Williams makes his movie debut as one of the doctor's patients. He plays a young thug with a brain tumor. He's a difficult patient and the doctor has to chase after him in order to treat him. If you look closely at the girl left on the porch in the opening scene, you'll see that it's Cicely Tyson, also an unknown at that time.