Movie Description
The River Niger
(1976)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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Krishna Shah
- Producer : Ike Jones,Sidney Beckerman
- Writer : Joseph A. Walker
- Editor : Irving Lerner
- Cast : James Earl Jones,Cicely Tyson,Louis Gossett Jr.,Glynn Turman,Jonelle Allen,Roger E. Mosley,Ralph Wilcox,Teddy Wilson,Charles Weldon,Shirley Jo Finney,Hilda Haynes,Ed Crick,Tony Burton,Zakes Mokae
Cast
Johnny Williams
Mattie Williams
Dr. Dudley Stanton
Jeff Williams
Ann Vanderguild
Big Moe Hayes
Al
Chips
Skeeter
Gail
Wilhelmina Geneva Brow
White Police Lieutenant
Black Policeman
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Facts
Original TitleThe River Niger
Status Released
Release Information
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1976-04-14
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 45m
Production CompaniesRiver Niger Company,Asanti Productions Inc.,Gossett Enterprises
Genres
- Drama
