The Last Angry Man

The Last Angry Man
Theatrical poster
Directed byDaniel Mann
Written byRichard Murphy (adaptation)
Screenplay byGerald Green
Based onGerald Green (novel)
Produced byFred Kohlmar
StarringPaul Muni
David Wayne
Betsy Palmer
Luther Adler
Claudia McNeil
Joby Baker
CinematographyJames Wong Howe
Edited byCharles Nelson
Music byGeorge Duning
Production
company
Fred Kohlmer Productions
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release dates
  • October 22, 1959 (1959-10-22) (New York City)
  • November 10, 1959 (1959-11-10) (Los Angeles)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1,675,000 (US/ Canada)[1]

The Last Angry Man is a 1959 American drama film that tells the story of a television producer who profiles the life of a physician. It stars Paul Muni (in his last film appearance), David Wayne, Betsy Palmer, Billy Dee Williams (in his film debut), and Godfrey Cambridge.

The movie was scripted by Richard Murphy from the novel by Gerald Green (who also adapted it), and was directed by Daniel Mann.

The movie was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor (Paul Muni) and Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White (Carl Anderson, William Kiernan).[2]

The film was remade in 1974 as an ABC Movie of the Week with Pat Hingle in the lead role.

  1. ^ "Rental Potentials of 1960", Variety, 4 January 1961 p 47. Please note figures are rentals as opposed to total gross.
  2. ^ "The Last Angry Man". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-08-28. Retrieved 2008-12-23.