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The River Niger( 1976)

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

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      James Earl Jones

      Johnny Williams

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      Cicely Tyson

      Mattie Williams

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      Louis Gossett Jr.

      Dr. Dudley Stanton

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      Glynn Turman

      Jeff Williams

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      Jonelle Allen

      Ann Vanderguild

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      Roger E. Mosley

      Big Moe Hayes

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      Ralph Wilcox

      Al

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      Teddy Wilson

      Chips

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      Charles Weldon

      Skeeter

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      Shirley Jo Finney

      Gail

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      Hilda Haynes

      Wilhelmina Geneva Brow

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      Ed Crick

      White Police Lieutenant

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      Tony Burton

      Black Policeman

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      Zakes Mokae

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

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