"His white bread world just turned upside brown!" 27 May 1970 Comedy 100 mins
A racist insurance agent lives in a typical suburban neighborhood, but his bigoted world of taunting and harassing black people on and off the job is turned upside down when his skin inexplicably turns dark overnight.
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Godfrey Cambridge as Jefferson Washington 'Jeff' Gerber
Estelle Parsons as Althea Janine Gerber
Howard Caine as Mr. Townsend
D'Urville Martin as Bus Driver
Mantan Moreland as Joe the Counterman
Erin Moran as Janice Gerber
Scott Garrett as Burton Gerber
Paul Williams as Employment Office Clerk
Kay E. Kuter as Dr. Wainwright
Kay Kimberly as Erica
Irving Selbst as Mr. Johnson
Emil Sitka as Delivery Man
Lawrence Parke as 1st Passenger
Karl Lukas as Policeman #2
Ralph Montgomery as Drugstore Boss
Charles Lampkin as Dr. Catlin
Melvin Van Peebles Director
Virginia Jones Hairstylist
Ben Lane Makeup Supervisor
Sheldon Schrager Assistant Director
Les Fresholtz Sound
John H. Newman Sound Editor
Luke Wolfram Sound Editor
Willie Harris Stunts
Herman Raucher Writer
John B. Bennett Producer
Leon Mirell Executive Producer
Melvin Van Peebles Original Music Composer
W. Wallace Kelley Director of Photography
Carl Kress Editor
Malcolm C. Bert Art Direction
Sydney Z. Litwack Art Direction
The Watermelon Man Trailer
United States 27 May 1970
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31 October 1970
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02 February 1970
Follows contemporary American poet James Dickey on a three week lecture tour. Reveals the actual thoughts and feelings of the poet through his conversations and poetry readings.
11 December 1970
After the evil maharajah Varauni exterminated his whole family, the brave Sandokan decides to retream
18 November 1970
This time it is not the king who dies, but the people. Individuals, couples and entire crowds die. All twenty or so scenes are fatal.
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"Canada's convention-shattering voice of poetry" (Globe and Mail). Michael Ondaatje documents the work and spirit of fellow poet bpNichol (1944-1988) Capturing the artist / writer / sound performer in "fantasy documentary", Ondaatje uncovers what made bpNichol an influence to a generation of North American and European writers.
30 December 1970
Two sisters, Hanifah and Latifah/Ipah have different attitudes toward life in Jakarta. While Hanifah is content working as a teacher, Ipah, who works as a shopkeeper, is obsessed with living a high life.
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