Man and Boy (1971)
Bill Cosby comes to the big screen in a stunning switch from his TV and comedy portrayals to a starkly dramatic role!
At the beginning of the 19th century a man and his son settle in Arizona which used to be a frontier state and full of criminals at that time.
- Date of release
- 1971-06-23
- TMDB
- 6.7 / 10 (3)
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Genres
- Western, Adventure
- Director
- E.W. Swackhamer
Casting
- Bill Cosby — Caleb Revers
- Gloria Foster — Ivy Revers
- Leif Erickson — Sheriff Mossman
- Henry Silva — Caine
- Dub Taylor — Atkins
- Yaphet Kotto — Nate Hodges
- George Spell — Billy Revers
- John Anderson — Stretch
- Shelley Morrison — Rosita
- Richard Bull — Thornhill
- Douglas Turner Ward — Christmas
- Robert Lawson — Lawson
Interesting facts
Man and Boy is a 1971 American Western film directed by E. W. Swackhamer and starring Bill Cosby.
Production
In 1970, Cosby made plans to have Man and Boy produced in six weeks. Marvin Miller, producer, said "We integrated our towns because that is the way it was." Filming began on January 11, 1971, in Scottsdale, Arizona After three weeks of production and $3500,000 spent and money running out, Miller contacted John Crean, a mobile home builder in Long Beach, California, to see about more financing. Crean liked that the film was going to be G-rated.
Man and Boy's music was composed by J. J. Johnson. Quincy Jones arranged the soundtrack for the film.
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