The River Niger (1976)
3.3 of 5 from 45 ratings
1h 45min
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- Synopsis:
- An intimate look at life in the ghetto. Johnny Williams (James Earl Jones) is a house painter who moonlights as a poet, struggling to financially and emotionally support his cancer-ridden wife Mattie (Cicely Tyson). 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:
- Cicely Tyson, James Earl Jones, Louis Gossett Jr., Glynn Turman, Jonelle Allen, Roger E. Mosley, Ralph Wilcox, Teddy Wilson, Charles Weldon, Shirley Jo Finney, Hilda Haynes, Zakes Mokae, Ed Crick, Tony Burton
- Directors:
- Krishna Shah
- Writers:
- Joseph A. Walker
- Genres:
- Children & Family, Drama
- Collections:
- Remembering James Earl Jones
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