Drama

The River Niger

- Some rivers can't be dammed...some people won't be broken.

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.

Release Date : 1976-04-14

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : River Niger CompanyAsanti Productions Inc.Gossett Enterprises

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

James Earl Jones

Character Name : Johnny Williams

Original Name : James Earl Jones

Gender : Male

Cicely Tyson

Character Name : Mattie Williams

Original Name : Cicely Tyson

Gender : Female

Louis Gossett Jr.

Character Name : Dr. Dudley Stanton

Original Name : Louis Gossett Jr.

Gender : Male

Glynn Turman

Character Name : Jeff Williams

Original Name : Glynn Turman

Gender : Male

Jonelle Allen

Character Name : Ann Vanderguild

Original Name : Jonelle Allen

Gender : Female

Roger E. Mosley

Character Name : Big Moe Hayes

Original Name : Roger E. Mosley

Gender : Male

Ralph Wilcox

Character Name : Al

Original Name : Ralph Wilcox

Gender : Male

Teddy Wilson

Character Name : Chips

Original Name : Teddy Wilson

Gender : Male

Charles Weldon

Character Name : Skeeter

Original Name : Charles Weldon

Gender : Male

Shirley Jo Finney

Character Name : Gail

Original Name : Shirley Jo Finney

Gender : Female

Hilda Haynes

Character Name : Wilhelmina Geneva Brow

Original Name : Hilda Haynes

Gender : Female

Ed Crick

Character Name : White Police Lieutenant

Original Name : Ed Crick

Gender : Male

Tony Burton

Character Name : Black Policeman

Original Name : Tony Burton

Gender : Male

Zakes Mokae

Character Name :

Original Name : Zakes Mokae

Gender : Male

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