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A Man Is Ten Feet Tall

195552mMovieTV Movie

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).

DirectorsRobert Mulligan·Hal Tulchin
WriterRobert Alan Aurthur
ProducerGordon Duff

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Cast · Directed by Robert Mulligan

FA
Florence Anglin
Landlady
MBMartin Balsam
Martin Balsam
Charlie Malick
JC
Joe Comadore
Second Man
DG
Don Gordon
First Man
JD
Joanna Douglas
Mother
BM
Betty McDonald
Girl
DMDon Murray
Don Murray
Axel Nordman
KM
Kathleen Murray
Katherine
SPSidney Poitier
Sidney Poitier
Tommy Tyler
HSHilda Simms
Hilda Simms
Lucy Tyler
MSMichael Strong
Michael Strong
Lloyd Mills
EW
Edward Walsh
Policeman

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A Man Is Ten Feet Tall — streaming FAQ

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A Man Is Ten Feet Tall isn't streaming anywhere in Canada yet.

Is A Man Is Ten Feet Tall on Netflix?

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A Man Is Ten Feet Tall hasn't started streaming in Canada yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around November 20, 1955. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.