Ein Mann besiegt die Angst (1957)
20KEin Mann besiegt die Angst: Directed by Martin Ritt. With John Cassavetes, Sidney Poitier, Jack Warden, Kathleen Maguire. The growing friendship of two NYC longshoremen is threatened by a notably repellent punk.
“A skillfully directed film by Martin Ritt where a drifter and anti-hero, John Cassevetes lands in N.Y. to escape a tragic incident in his life, where he killed his brother in an automobile accident as well as going AWOL from the army.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eCassavetes, always an intense actor, shows grit in his portrayal of a film. Am surprised that Montgomery Clift didnu0026#39;t get this part.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eRuth White is his mother and does remarkably well in two scenes on the telephone.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOnce in New York, he befriends Sidney Poitier as the two work on the docks. Immediately, Jack Warden, a bully and villain in this film,takes a dislike to him and tragedy ensues when Poitier tries to defend his friend.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eRuby Dee, plays Poitieru0026#39;s wife in this film, and is brilliant in a scene where she urges Cassavetes to reveal the killer of her husband.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis is definitely an interesting film of moral values and the loner in society. With the backdrop of tenements, the right mood is depicted in the film.”
