The River Niger

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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

Year

1976

Duration

1h 45m

Status

Released

Score

6.80

Genres

Cast

James Earl Jones

James Earl Jones

Johnny Williams

Cicely Tyson

Cicely Tyson

Mattie Williams

Louis Gossett Jr.

Louis Gossett Jr.

Dr. Dudley Stanton

Glynn Turman

Glynn Turman

Jeff Williams

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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