Summary
Black Like Me is the true account of journalist and author John Griffin's experiences when he passed as a black man.
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Audiences 71GoodWatch 69
Audience score81%
IMDb6.6
Letterboxd · 300 ratings3.3/5
Running time
1 h 45 min
A typical length for dramas
typical 109105Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 4 countries
Released
1964
May 20, 1964
62 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
and 13 more20 people
- James WhitmoreJohn Finley Horton
- Sorrell BookeDr. Jackson
- Roscoe Lee BrowneChristopher
- Al Freeman Jr.Thomas Newcomb
- Will GeerTruckdriver
- Robert GerringerEd Saunders
- Clifton JamesEli Carr
- Matt ClarkMugger in alley
Denver PyleMan in pick-up truck
Raymond St. JacquesBurial Insurance Salesman
John MarriottHodges
Thelma OliverGeorgie
Lenka PetersonLucy Horton- PJP. Jay SidneyFrank Newcomb
Billie AllenVertell- ABAlan BergmannCharles Maynard
Stanley BrockSalesman- SCSarah CunninghamMary Saunders
- EJEva JessyeMrs. Townsend
Richard WardBurt Wilson
Directing · 1
- Carl Lerner Director, Writer
Writing · 2
- Gerda Lerner Writer
- John Howard Griffin Book
Production · 3
- Julius Tannenbaum Producer
- Chuck Gordone Casting
- Tony LaMarca Production Manager
Camera · 2
- Henry Mueller Director of Photography
- Victor Lukens Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Lora Hays Editor
Sound · 2
- Meyer Kupferman Original Music Composer
- Jack Fitzstephens Sound Editor
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