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The Liberation of L.B. Jones (1970)

Some of his best friends were black... some of her best friends were white.

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 42M

Director : William Wyler
Writer : Jesse Hill Ford, Stirling Silliphant

Synopsis

Undertaker L.B. Jones, the richest black man in his county of Tennessee, is divorcing his wife for infidelity with a white policeman. Taking a stand against racism, he is greeted with a hostile bunch of Southern bigots and other various stereotypes.

Actors

Lee J. Cobb
Lee J. Cobb
Oman Hedgepath
Anthony Zerbe
Anthony Zerbe
Willie Joe Worth
Roscoe Lee Browne
Roscoe Lee Browne
Lord Byron "L.B." Jones
Lola Falana
Lola Falana
Emma Jones
Lee Majors
Lee Majors
Steve Mundine
Barbara Hershey
Barbara Hershey
Nella Mundine
Yaphet Kotto
Yaphet Kotto
Sonny Boy Mosby
Arch Johnson
Arch Johnson
Stanley Bumpas
Chill Wills
Chill Wills
Mr. Ike
Zara Cully
Zara Cully
Mama Lavorn
Fayard Nicholas
Fayard Nicholas
Benny Smith
Joseph Attles
Joseph Attles
Henry
Lauren Jones
Lauren Jones
Erleen Parsons
Dub Taylor
Dub Taylor
Mayor
Brenda Sykes
Brenda Sykes
Jelly
Larry D. Mann
Larry D. Mann
Grocer
Ray Teal
Ray Teal
Chief of Police
Eve McVeagh
Eve McVeagh
Miss Griggs
Sonora McKeller
Sonora McKeller
Miss Ponsella
Robert Van Meter
Robert Van Meter
Blind Man
John S. Jackson
John S. Jackson
Suspect
Jack Grinnage
Jack Grinnage
Driver
Chris Ladd
Chris Ladd
Neighbor (uncredited)

Crews

William Wyler
William Wyler
Director
Jesse Hill Ford
Jesse Hill Ford
Novel
A. Ronald Lubin
A. Ronald Lubin
Producer
Elmer Bernstein
Elmer Bernstein
Original Music Composer
Robert Surtees
Robert Surtees
Director of Photography
Carl Kress
Carl Kress
Editor
Kenneth A. Reid
Kenneth A. Reid
Production Design
Frank Tuttle
Frank Tuttle
Set Decoration
Russell Saunders
Russell Saunders
Unit Production Manager
Jesse Hill Ford
Jesse Hill Ford
Screenplay
Stirling Silliphant
Stirling Silliphant
Screenplay
Virginia Jones
Virginia Jones
Hairstylist
Ben Lane
Ben Lane
Makeup Supervisor
Anthony Ray
Anthony Ray
Assistant Director
Robert Swink
Robert Swink
Second Unit Director
Mentor Huebner
Mentor Huebner
Production Illustrator
Jack Solomon
Jack Solomon
Sound
Doug J. Campbell
Doug J. Campbell
Grip
Jordan Cronenweth
Jordan Cronenweth
Second Unit Director of Photography
Terry K. Meade
Terry K. Meade
Assistant Camera
Pieter Bergema
Pieter Bergema
Assistant Editor
Robert Swink
Robert Swink
Supervising Editor

Posters and backgrounds

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