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The Piano Lesson

Directed by Lloyd Richards
1995    1h 35m    PG
Drama, Music, Musical
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An African-American family struggles to retain their heritage, in the form of a history told in the carvings on the family piano. Boy Willie wants to sell the piano and use the money to buy farmland, but sister Berniece won't part with it.
Cast of The Piano Lesson
  • Charles S. DuttonBoy Willie
  • Alfre WoodardBerniece Charles
  • Carl GordonDoaker
  • Tommy HollisAvery
  • Lou MyersWining Boy
  • Courtney B. VanceLymon
  • Zelda HarrisMaretha
  • Rosalyn ColemanGrace
  • Tommy LafitteAce
  • Lynne InnerstMiss Ophelia
  • Harold SurrattPapa Willie Boy
  • Jackson NunnHorse Trainer-Owner (uncredited)
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