6.8 /10 1 Votes
92% Rotten Tomatoes Written by Joseph A. Walker Original language English Initial release 14 April 1976 Screenplay Joseph A. Walker | 6.4/10 IMDb 2/4 Roger Ebert Date premiered 05 December 1972 Genre Drama Director Krishna Shah | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place premiered Negro Ensemble Company
St. Mark's Playhouse
New York City Subject a son returns home not the hero and militant anticipated Film series Soul Brothas and Sistas: Vol. 2: Quadruple Feature Awards NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture Cast James Earl Jones, Cicely Tyson, Louis Gossett Jr, Glynn Turman, Roger E Mosley Similar Movies about poverty, Movies about love, Other similar movies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The River Niger is a play by American playwright Joseph A. Walker, first performed by New York City's Negro Ensemble Company off-Broadway in 1972. The production made its Broadway debut with a transfer to the Brooks Atkinson Theatre on 27 March 1973 for a run of 162 performances.
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The play was adapted by Walker for film in 1976, directed by Krishna Shah starring Cicely Tyson and James Earl Jones.
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