Dutchman (film)

Dutchman is a 1967 British drama film directed by Anthony Harvey and starring Shirley Knight and Al Freeman, Jr. It was based on the 1964 play "Dutchman" by Amiri Baraka (aka Le Roi Jones) who wrote the screenplay adaptation. John Barry wrote the score. The movie tells the story of a black man who meets a white woman while riding the subway in New York City.
Although not shown widely, the film was critically well-received and was nominated for the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival, where Shirley Knight received the Volpi Cup for best actress.
Bosley Crowther, Feb. 28, 1967, wrote for "NY Times" a review that could be "boiled down to" calling the director subpar, the character Lula a tramp, and Clay an imbecile. "In reality, it is a deeply thought provoking social commentary on race and social interactions." 
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