Man and Boy (1971 film)

Man and Boy is a 1971 American western film directed by E.W. Swackhamer and starring Bill Cosby.^[1]

Man and Boy
Directed by	E.W. Swackhamer
Written by	Harry Essex Oscar Saul
Produced by	Marvin Miller
Starring	Bill Cosby Gloria Foster Leif Erickson George Spell Douglas Turner Ward John Anderson Yaphet Kotto Shelley Morrison Henry Silva
Cinematography	Arnold Rich
Edited by	John A. Martinelli
Music by	J. J. Johnson
Production companies	J. Cornelius Crean Films Inc. Jemmin Inc.
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	June 23, 1971 (1971-06-23)
Running time	98 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

In the wake of the American Civil War, an ex-soldier and his family move west to settle in lawless Arizona.^[2]

Cast

• Bill Cosby as Caleb Revers
• Gloria Foster as Ivy
• Leif Erickson as Mossman
• George Spell as Billy
• Douglas Turner Ward as Christmas
• John Anderson as Stretch
• Henry Silva as Caine
• Dub Taylor as Atkins
• Yaphet Kotto as Nate
• Shelley Morrison as Rosita
• Richard Bull as Thornhill
• Robert Lawson as Lawson
• Jason Clark as "Red"
• Fred Graham as himself
• Jack Owens as himself

Music

The music was supervised by Quincy Jones and features vocals by Bill Withers.^[3]

See also

• List of American films of 1971

References

1. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Man and Boy – Title Song". YouTube.
2. BFI.org
3. imdb.com

External links

• Man and Boy at IMDb