''Man and Boy'' is a 1971 American

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film directed by E. W. Swackhamer and starring

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Plot

In the wake of the

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, an ex-soldier and his family move west to settle in lawless

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Cast

as Caleb Revers *

Gloria Foster Gloria Foster (November 15, 1933 – September 29, 2001) was an American actress. She had acclaimed roles in plays ''In White America'' and '' Having Our Say,'' winning three Obie Awards during her career. Foster played the Oracle in ''The Matri ...

as Ivy * Leif Erickson as Mossman * George Spell as Billy *

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as "Christmas" * John Anderson as "Stretch" *

Henry Silva Henry Silva (September 23, 1926 – September 14, 2022) was an American actor, with a film and television career which spanned fifty years. A prolific character actor in over 140 productions, he was known for his "dark, sepulchral" looks and ...

as Caine *

Dub Taylor Walter Clarence "Dub" Taylor Jr. (February 26, 1907 – October 3, 1994)Dub Taylor, 87, Actor in Westerns, The New York Times, October 5, 1994, Section B, Page 12 was an American character actor who from the 1940s into the 1990s worked extensiv ...

as Atkins *

Yaphet Kotto Yaphet Frederick Kotto (November 15, 1939 – March 15, 2021) was an American actor for film and television. His films include the science-fiction horror film '' Alien'' (1979), the neo-noir action thriller '' Across 110th Street'' (1972), the ...

as Nate *

Shelley Morrison Shelley Morrison (born Rachel Mitrani; October 26, 1936 – December 1, 2019) was an American actress. Morrison was known for her role as maid Rosario Salazar in the NBC comedy ''Will & Grace'', which she played from 1999 to 2006. She was also ...

as Rosita * Richard Bull as Thornhill * Robert Lawson as Lawson * Jason Clark as "Red" * Fred Graham as Himself * Jack Owens as Himself

Music

The music was supervised by

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and features vocals by

Bill Withers William Harrison Withers Jr. (July 4, 1938 – March 30, 2020) was an American singer and songwriter. He is known for having several hits over a career spanning 18 years, including "Ain't No Sunshine" (1971), "Grandma's Hands" (1971), "Use Me ( ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Man And Boy (1971 Film) 1971 films 1970s adventure drama films American adventure drama films Films set in Arizona Films set in the 1860s Columbia Pictures films 1971 Western (genre) films 1971 drama films 1970s English-language films 1970s American films American Western (genre) films English-language adventure drama films English-language Western (genre) films

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