Acting

Michael Manley

Born 1924-12-10

Michael Norman Manley ON OM OCC PC (10 December 1924 – 6 March 1997) was a Jamaican politician who served as the fourth Prime Minister of Jamaica from 1972 to 1980 and from 1989 to 1992.

Acting credits

ReMastered: Who Shot the Sheriff poster
6.8

In 1976, reggae icon Bob Marley survived an assassination attempt as rival political groups battled in Jamaica. But who exactly was responsible?

ReMastered: Who Shot the Sheriff

2018

H-2 Worker poster
7.0

This documentary examines the lives of Jamaican migrant laborers recruited to cut sugar cane in Florida under the temporary H-2 guest worker program. Filmed in the cane fields and labor camps around Lake Okeechobee, the film documents the harsh working conditions and limited protections faced by the workers.

H-2 Worker

1990

Rebel Music: The Bob Marley Story poster
8.2

Profile of the life and music of the legendary reggae singer.

Rebel Music: The Bob Marley Story

2001

Roots Rock Reggae: Inside The Jamaican Music Scene poster
7.8

'Roots Rock Reggae' depicts an unforgettable moment in Jamaica's history when music defined the island's struggles and immortalized its heroes. Director Jeremy Marre films Bob Marley and the Wailers, and Lee 'Scratch' Perry record in his legendary Black Ark studio with The Upsetters. Jimmy Cliff rehearses with Sly and Robbie, while Inner Circle's historic live gig is recorded on the violent Kingston streets. The legendary Abyssinians harmonize their haunting Rastafarian songs; Joe Higgs (formerly Bob Marley's teacher) plays and talks; majestic toaster U Roy raps alongside The Mighty Diamonds, and Third World record in a Kingston studio. There is also early archive footage of Toots and the Maytals, and Haile Selessie's royal visit to Jamaica while police and thieves battle it out on the streets, and the ghettos erupt in violence. 1977: An extraordinary year for Reggae music.

Roots Rock Reggae: Inside The Jamaican Music Scene

1977

On the Same Page poster
8.0

An introverted writer in a newspaper world has nothing to write about until he is whirled away into a colorful journey with his neighbor from the comic section.

On the Same Page

2015

Land of My Birth poster
NR

Documentary about the Jamaican presidential campaign of Michael Manley

Land of My Birth

1976

Steppin' poster
NR

At the end of the 70s there was a vigorous fight for socialism in Jamaica. In this film Landau follows Michael Manley on his tour in Jamaica, during his election.

Steppin'

1980