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The River Niger

The River Niger

Ideal Entertainment (1976)
US - R
Drama
USA | English | Color | 01:45

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.


Cast View all

Cicely Tyson Mattie Williams
James Earl Jones Johnny Williams
Louis Gossett Jr. Dr. Dudley Stanton
Glynn Turman Jeff Williams
Jonelle Allen Ann Vanderguild
Roger E. Mosley Big Moe Hayes
Ralph Wilcox Al
Teddy Wilson Chips
Charles Weldon Skeeter
Shirley Jo Finney Gail
Hilda Haynes Wilhelmina Geneva Brown
Zakes Mokae Dutch
Ed Crick White Police Lieutenant
Tony Burton Black Policeman

Crew View all

Director Krishna Shah
Writer Joseph A. Walker
Producer Sidney Beckerman, Ike Jones
Musician War
Photography Michael D. Margulies

Edition details

Nr Discs 1
Layers Single side, Single layer

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