The Long Ships (1964)

Starring:

• Richard Widmark
• Sidney Poitier
• Russ Tamblyn

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There is a legend about a great bell, called "The Mother of Voices," made of pure gold, three times the size of a man, made by monks many years ago... This is the story told in the marketplace by a Viking called Rolfe. This information finds its way to the Islamic ruler Aly Manush, who is obsessed with finding the bell. But Rolfe claims not to know where the bell is, and escapes, back to his homeland, to convince his father and brother to give him a ship and crew to replace the one he lost - or to help him steal the Death Ship which belongs to the king - because he does know where the bell is...

Nothing But A Man (1964)

Starring:

• Ivan Dixon
• Abbey Lincoln
• Julius Harris
• Gloria Foster
• Yaphet Kotto
• Stanley Greene
• Leonard Parker
• Martin Priest
• Helen Lounck
• Helene Arrindell
• Milton Williams
• Mel Stewart

Storyline
African-American rail worker Duff Anderson (Ivan Dixon) has left his 4-year old son with a nanny and now drifts through life with little ambition. Duff's outlook on life changes when he meets schoolteacher Josie Dawson (Abbey Lincoln), a gentle preacher's daughter. Although Josie's father (Stanley Greene) disapproves of Duff's lifestyle, the two eventually marry. Duff and Josie struggle to hold on to their marriage as Duff must face up to the oppressive racism of 1960s America.