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The River Niger (1976)

Some rivers can't be dammed...some people won't be broken.

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 45M

Director : Krishna Shah

Synopsis

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.

Actors

James Earl Jones
James Earl Jones
Johnny Williams
Cicely Tyson
Cicely Tyson
Mattie Williams
Louis Gossett Jr.
Louis Gossett Jr.
Dr. Dudley Stanton
Glynn Turman
Glynn Turman
Jeff Williams
Jonelle Allen
Jonelle Allen
Ann Vanderguild
Roger E. Mosley
Roger E. Mosley
Big Moe Hayes
Ralph Wilcox
Ralph Wilcox
Al
Teddy Wilson
Teddy Wilson
Chips
Charles Weldon
Charles Weldon
Skeeter
Shirley Jo Finney
Shirley Jo Finney
Gail
Hilda Haynes
Hilda Haynes
Wilhelmina Geneva Brow
Ed Crick
Ed Crick
White Police Lieutenant
Tony Burton
Tony Burton
Black Policeman
Zakes Mokae
Zakes Mokae

Crews

Krishna Shah
Krishna Shah
Director
War
War
Music
Dan Perri
Dan Perri
Title Designer
Joseph A. Walker
Joseph A. Walker
Author
Sidney Beckerman
Sidney Beckerman
Producer
Ike Jones
Ike Jones
Producer
Michael D. Margulies
Michael D. Margulies
Director of Photography
Irving Lerner
Irving Lerner
Editor
Reuben Cannon
Reuben Cannon
Casting
Seymour Klate
Seymour Klate
Production Design
Frank Lombardo
Frank Lombardo
Set Decoration
Eddie M. Barron
Eddie M. Barron
Hairstylist

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