The River Niger (1976)

US:: R Drama

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.

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1976-04-14

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Runtime: 105 mins Rating: 6.0 Tag Line: Some rivers can't be dammed...some people won't be broken. Homepage: Website

Cast

James Earl Jones

Johnny Williams

Tony Burton

Black Policeman

Cicely Tyson

Mattie Williams

Louis Gossett, Jr.

Dr. Dudley Stanton

Roger E. Mosley

Big Moe Hayes

Zakes Mokae

Teddy Wilson

Chips

Ralph Wilcox

Al

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Crew

Frank Lombardo

Set Decoration

Sidney Beckerman

Producer

Michael D. Margulies

Director of Photography

Reuben Cannon

Casting

Irving Lerner

Editor

Krishna Shah

Director

Ike Jones

Producer

War

Music

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