Freeman (1977)

This 1977 drama by Phillip Hayes Dean, deals with the sad division between what a man hopes for and what he achieves. In the title role, Dick Anthony Williams portrays a naïve, ambitious, recklessly optimistic man who is not understood by those closest to him and who finds himself in difficulty because of his unrealistic hopes.

Director: Lloyd Richards

Cast: Chip Fields, Louis Gossett Jr., Paulene Myers, Richard Ward, Dick Anthony Williams