The Lost Man

The Lost Man
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Directed by	Robert Alan Aurthur
Produced by	Edward Muhl Melville Tucker
Screenplay by	Robert Alan Aurthur
Based on	Odd Man Out by F.L. Green
Starring	Sidney Poitier Joanna Shimkus
Music by	Quincy Jones
Cinematography	Gerald Perry Finnerman
Distributed by	Universal Studios
Release dates	1968
Running time	122 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$1.85 million (US/ Canada rentals)

The Lost Man is a 1969 American film, written and directed by Robert Alan Aurthur, loosely based on F.L. Green's novel Odd Man Out, which was made originally into a 1947 film with James Mason.

Plot

Former US Army lieutenant Jason Higgs (Sidney Poitier) who, after becoming a black militant during the 1960s Black Revolutionary Movement, is wounded as 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.

Cast

• Sidney Poitier as Jason Higgs
• Joanna Shimkus as Cathy Ellis
• Al Freeman, Jr. as Dennis Lawrence
• Michael Tolan as Inspector Hamilton
• Richard Dysart as Bernie
• David Steinberg as Photographer
• Paul Winfield as Orville Turner
• Beverly Todd as Sally Carter
• Vonetta McGee as Diane Lawrence

Critical Response

The New York Times gave the film a lukewarm review upon its release, though a review by Roger Ebert was more positive, albeit with reservations.

Production

Poitier met his second wife, Joanna Shimkus, during the making of this movie.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was produced and performed by Quincy Jones, and was released on Universal Records.

See also

• List of American films of 1969

External links

• The Lost Man at IMDb