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    The River Niger

    105'

    1976-04-14

    6.7

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

    Drama

    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.

    DirectingKrishna ShahWritingJoseph A. Walker

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    Cast

    3

    Johnny Williams

    James Earl Jones

    2

    Mattie Williams

    Cicely Tyson

    2

    Dr. Dudley Stanton

    Louis Gossett Jr.

    3

    Jeff Williams

    Glynn Turman

    1

    Ann Vanderguild

    Jonelle Allen

    1

    Big Moe Hayes

    Roger E. Mosley

    1

    Al

    Ralph Wilcox

    1

    Chips

    Teddy Wilson

    1

    Skeeter

    Charles Weldon

    1

    Gail

    Shirley Jo Finney

    1

    Wilhelmina Geneva Brow

    Hilda Haynes

    1

    White Police Lieutenant

    Ed Crick

    2

    Black Policeman

    Tony Burton

    1

    Zakes Mokae

    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. United States of America
    • List of languages:
      1. English
    • List of companies:
      1. River Niger Company
      2. Asanti Productions Inc.
      3. Gossett Enterprises
    • Vote Count: 6
    • Popularity: 0.7736
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:The River Niger

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