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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.
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Krishna Shah profile
Krishna Shah

Director

Cast

James Earl Jones profile
James Earl Jones

Johnny Williams

Cicely Tyson profile
Cicely Tyson

Mattie Williams

Louis Gossett Jr. profile
Louis Gossett Jr.

Dr. Dudley Stanton

Glynn Turman profile
Glynn Turman

Jeff Williams

Jonelle Allen profile
Jonelle Allen

Ann Vanderguild

Roger E. Mosley profile
Roger E. Mosley

Big Moe Hayes

Ralph Wilcox profile
Ralph Wilcox

Al

Teddy Wilson profile
Teddy Wilson

Chips

Charles Weldon profile
Charles Weldon

Skeeter

Shirley Jo Finney profile
Shirley Jo Finney

Gail

Hilda Haynes profile
Hilda Haynes

Wilhelmina Geneva Brow

Ed Crick profile
Ed Crick

White Police Lieutenant

James Earl Jones profile
James Earl Jones

Johnny Williams

Cicely Tyson profile
Cicely Tyson

Mattie Williams

Louis Gossett Jr. profile
Louis Gossett Jr.

Dr. Dudley Stanton

Glynn Turman profile
Glynn Turman

Jeff Williams

Jonelle Allen profile
Jonelle Allen

Ann Vanderguild

Roger E. Mosley profile
Roger E. Mosley

Big Moe Hayes

Ralph Wilcox profile
Ralph Wilcox

Al

Teddy Wilson profile
Teddy Wilson

Chips

Charles Weldon profile
Charles Weldon

Skeeter

Shirley Jo Finney profile
Shirley Jo Finney

Gail

Hilda Haynes profile
Hilda Haynes

Wilhelmina Geneva Brow

Ed Crick profile
Ed Crick

White Police Lieutenant

Extra

Release Date

April 14, 1976

Original Language

English

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

River Niger Company logoAsanti Productions Inc. logoGossett Enterprises logo

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