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A Man Is Ten Feet Tall

Oct 2, 1955 · 52m
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Axel, secretly AWOL from the army, joins a black waterfront worker in his fight against bigotry. Television film for The Philco Television Playhouse later remade as Edge of the City (1957).

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CAST

Florence Anglin
Landlady
Martin Balsam
Charlie Malick
Joe Comadore
Second Man
Don Gordon
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Joanna Douglas
Mother
Betty McDonald
Girl
Don Murray
Axel Nordman
Kathleen Murray
Katherine
Directed by Robert Mulligan

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Original language
EN
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Showcase Productions
Country
US
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