The Lost Man
The Lost Man is a 1969 American crime film, written and directed by Robert Alan Aurthur, loosely based on British author F.L. Green's 1945 novel Odd Man Out, which was previously made into a 1947 film directed by Carol Reed and starring James Mason.
Plot
Former US Army lieutenant Jason Higgs (Sidney Poitier), after becoming a black militant during the 1960s Black Revolutionary Movement, is wounded as he pulls a payroll heist to help imprisoned brothers, and has to hide from the police. Social worker Cathy Ellis (Joanna Shimkus) falls in love with Higgs while helping him elude capture.
More details
| author | Robert Alan Aurthur |
|---|---|
| director | Robert Alan Aurthur |
| editor | Edward Mann |
| genre | crime drama romance |
| keywords | black militant help social worker wound |
| musicBy | Quincy Jones |
| producer | Edward Muhl |
| productionCompany | Universal Pictures |
| publisher | Universal Pictures |
| theme | race and ethnicity romantic drama |