The River Niger
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The River Niger

6.1 / 10 | 1h 45m | United States
1976 | 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.

Cast List (16)

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

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