Directed by:
Sam PollardScreenplay:
Laurence MaslonComposer:
Christopher RifeCast:
Sammy Davis Jr. (a.f.), Harry Belafonte, Tony Bennett, May Britt, Diahann Carroll, Billy Crystal, Angie Dickinson, Whoopi Goldberg, Quincy Jones, Norman Lear (more)Plots(1)
Davis inspired African Americans with his showbiz successes and his alignment with Martin Luther King; he also baffled progressive admirers by campaigning for Nixon and going to Vietnam. He was a performer and a patriot, and as devoted to Judaism as he was to entertainment. For the uninitiated, who mainly think of Davis as the singer of "The Candy Man" and the butt of Rat Pack jokes, this film reveals the complexities of his career. (Toronto International Film Festival)
(more)Cast
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