Brother John

1971
PG
1h 35m

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6.4/10

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Sidney Poitier and Beverly Todd in Brother John (1971)

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Drama Sci-Fi

A man who returns to his hometown for a funeral may have a much larger purpose in life than those around him can see.A man who returns to his hometown for a funeral may have a much larger purpose in life than those around him can see.A man who returns to his hometown for a funeral may have a much larger purpose in life than those around him can see.

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IMDb RATING

6.4/10

865

YOUR RATING

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Brother John

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Trivia
Columbia Pictures was denied the use of the name Kane for this picture by a 3-man industry panel on April 24, 1970. RKO claimed the moniker would be detrimental to the movie Citizen Kane (1941) which was still in re-issue. Variety, May 20, 1970.

Quotes
John Kane: What do you want from me Doctor Thomas? I can't tell you anything.
Doc Thomas: I know. You might just be a paranoid schizophrenic, and I might be a senile psychotic sharing your delusion.
John Kane: That's possible.

Connections
Featured in Shirtless: Hollywood's Sexiest Men (2002)

Soundtracks
Children of the Summer
Music by Quincy Jones and lyrics by Ernie Sheldon
Performed by Clydie King

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Featured review

10/10

An intriguing, hard to find film

I only saw the movie once, back when it came out, but it left an impression on me. John is an enigma, one we discover more puzzling things about but never anything that is a solid answer. Like Will Geer's character, we can guess things about John and the reasons for his return, but we will never know the answers.... At least not until John chooses to act.

By the way, the film makes an interesting mirror to IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT. Consider that film as if it were an X-Files episode....