The River Niger (film)
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Release date 14 April 1976 Film series Soul Brothas and Sistas: Vol. 2: Quadruple Feature Awards NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture Cast (Johnny Williams), (Mattie Williams), Louis Gossett, Jr. (Dr. Dudley Stanton), (Jeff Williams), (Ann Vanderguild), (Big Moe Hayes)Similar movies Cicely Tyson appears in The River Niger and Sounder Tagline Some rivers can't be dammed...some people won't be broken. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Similar Movies
Cicely Tyson appears in The River Niger and Sounder. Louis Gossett - Jr appears in both. No Other Woman (1933). Black Girl (1972). Normal (2003).
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The River Niger is a 1976 film adaptation of the 1972 Joseph A. Walker play of the same title. The film was directed by Krishna Shah, and starred James Earl Jones, Cicely Tyson, and Louis Gossett, Jr. The film had a limited commercial release in 1976 and has rarely been seen in later years. The soundtrack is by War, including the theme song "River Niger".
Plot
Johnny Williams (James Earl Jones) is a working house painter and amateur poet who is trying to live in a contemporary ghetto in Watts, Los Angeles, California. Though he is trying to provide for his almost stable family, times are hard. Johnny's main pride and joy, his son Jeff (played by Glynn Turman) just returned from U.S. Air Force flight school, where he finally reveals that he flunked out, causing great disillusionment. This film follows Johnny's struggle and a few who try to help, including his physician friend Dr. Dudley Stanton (Louis Gossett, Jr.), who purchases Johnny's poems while treating his ailing wife Mattie (played by Cicely Tyson), whose cancer is recurring. When Johnny's son kills a local gang member, and the gang shoots a police officer, the situation escalates to a standoff with the police and another shootout in Johnny's house.
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