Synopsis
A male army deserter and a black male dock worker join forces against a corrupt manager, in a corrupt environment, and as their connection blossoms they must face the oppressive and morally decaying city they live in.
Cast

John Cassavetes
Axel Nordmann

Sidney Poitier
Tommy Tyler

Jack Warden
Charles Malik

Kathleen Maguire
Ellen Wilson

Ruby Dee
Lucy Tyler

Val Avery
Brother

Robert F. Simon
George Nordmann

Ruth White
Katherine Nordmann
William A. Lee
Davis

John Kellogg
Detective

David Clarke
Wallace

Estelle Hemsley
Mrs. Price

Roy Glenn
Stevedore (uncredited)
Ralph Bell
Night Boss (uncredited)
Mike Dana
Detective (uncredited)

Charles Jordan
Old Stevedore (uncredited)
Mike O'Dowd
Malick's Henchman (uncredited)
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