The River Niger
Some rivers can't be dammed...some people won't be broken.
1976 | 105m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Krishna Shah |
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| Writer: | Joseph A. Walker |
| Staring: |
| An intimate look at life in the ghetto: Johnny Williams is a house painter who moonlights as a poet, struggling to financially and emotionally support his cancer-ridden wife Mattie. But times are tough and the poverty-troubled streets are even tougher, and it takes every ounce of Johnny's love and courage for the couple to make it through their strife, finding redemption in the River Niger. | |
| Release Date: | Apr 14, 1976 |
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| Director: | Krishna Shah |
| Writer: | Joseph A. Walker |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | |
| Production Companies | River Niger Company, Asanti Productions Inc., Gossett Enterprises |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| James Earl Jones | Johnny Williams |
| Cicely Tyson | Mattie Williams |
| Louis Gossett Jr. | Dr. Dudley Stanton |
| Glynn Turman | Jeff Williams |
| Jonelle Allen | Ann Vanderguild |
| Roger E. Mosley | Big Moe Hayes |
| Ralph Wilcox | Al |
| Teddy Wilson | Chips |
| Charles Weldon | Skeeter |
| Shirley Jo Finney | Gail |
| Hilda Haynes | Wilhelmina Geneva Brow |
| Ed Crick | White Police Lieutenant |
| Tony Burton | Black Policeman |
| Zakes Mokae |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Dan Perri | Title Designer |
| Irving Lerner | Editor |
| War | Music |
| Joseph A. Walker | Author |
| Michael D. Margulies | Director of Photography |
| Reuben Cannon | Casting |
| Seymour Klate | Production Design |
| Frank Lombardo | Set Decoration |
| Eddie M. Barron | Hairstylist |
| Krishna Shah | Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Sidney Beckerman | Producer |
| Ike Jones | Producer |
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