Watermelon Man
United States • 1970 • 1h 40m
Director
#1094Criterion Collection →Synopsis
A racist insurance agent lives in a typical suburban neighborhood, but his bigoted world of taunting and harassing black people on and off the job is turned upside down when his skin inexplicably turns dark overnight.
Synopsis
A racist insurance agent lives in a typical suburban neighborhood, but his bigoted world of taunting and harassing black people on and off the job is turned upside down when his skin inexplicably turns dark overnight.
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Credits
Crew
DirectorMelvin Van Peebles
WriterHerman Raucher
CinematographerW. Wallace Kelley
ComposerMelvin Van Peebles
EditorCarl Kress
ProducerJohn B. Bennett
Cast
Godfrey Cambridgeas Jefferson Washington 'Jeff' Gerber
Estelle Parsonsas Althea Janine Gerber
Howard Caineas Mr. Townsend
D'Urville Martinas Bus Driver