Rent Buck and the Preacher (1972)

3.4 of 5 from 66 ratings
1h 39min
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Synopsis:
Sidney Poitier stars as Buck, an ex-Union Army Cavalry sergeant who becomes a scout for freed slaves heading to the Colorado frontier. Tagging along with him are his wife (Ruby Dee in a scene-stealing performance) and a Bible-thumping con artist known as the Preacher (Harry Belafonte). Attacked by racist bounty hunters determined to return the former slaves to a life of sharecropping in Louisiana, Buck and his followers must summon all the courage they have in order to reach their destination and help settle the Wild West.
Actors:
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Directors:
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Producers:
Joel Glickman, Harry Belafonte, Sidney Poitier
Writers:
Ernest Kinoy, Drake Walker
Studio:
Columbia Tristar
Genres:
Action & Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Collections:
21 Reasons to Love, 21 Reasons to Love..Modern Westerns, A Brief History of Singer Biopics, All the Twos: 1972-2012, Cinema Paradiso's 2022 Centenary Club, Getting to Know..., Getting to Know: Sidney Poitier, A Brief History of Film..., Top 10 Films of 1972, Top Films
BBFC:
Release Date:
28/07/2003
Run Time:
99 minutes
Languages:
English Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono, French Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono, German Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono, Italian Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono, Spanish Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono
Subtitles:
Arabic, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish
DVD Regions:
Region 2
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 1.85:1
Colour:
Colour
Bonus:
  • Filmographies
  • Photo Gallery
  • Theatrical Trailer
BBFC:
Release Date:
26/09/2022
Run Time:
103 minutes
Languages:
English LPCM Mono
Subtitles:
English Hard of Hearing
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 1.85:1
Colour:
Colour
BLU-RAY Regions:
B
Bonus:
  • New interview with Mia Mask, author of 'Black Rodeo: A History of the African American Western'
  • Behind-the-scenes footage featuring actor-director Sidney Poitier and actor-producer Harry Belafonte
  • Interviews with Poitier and Belafonte from 1972 episodes of 'Soul!' and 'The Dick Cavett Show'
  • New interview with Gina Belafonte, daughter of Harry Belafonte
  • An essay by critic Aisha Harris

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Very poor - Buck and the Preacher review by AB

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21/09/2019

NOT a comedy as advertised, not even a drama, more like a 1-star, overrated social commentary set in the wild west. Acting is poor, storyline so-so but no fun nor suspense. Even the Indians are on-side!

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