Cane River

Directed by Horace B. Jenkins
1982    1h 44mDrama, Romance
6.6100%50%6.4
A budding, forbidden romance lays bare the tensions between two black communities, both descended from slaves but of disparate opportunity—the light-skinned, property-owning Creoles and the darker-skinned, more disenfranchised families of the area.
  • Tommye MyrickMaria Mathis
  • Richard RomainPeter Metoyer
  • Barbara TaskerDominique
  • Ilunga AdellBrother
  • Lloyd La CourMr. Metoyer
  • Carol SuttonMs. Mathis
  • Stephen SeverinBeau
  • Noray FrancisBlue
  • Lolis Edward ElieLawyer
  • Kelli Rene CarpenterTour Guide
  • Marie DupreGranny
  • Maurice HarrellTicketter
  • Thomas P. BradyPriest
  • D.J. AmmonsBus Station Ticket Agent (uncredited)
  • Horace B. JenkinsDirector / Writer / Producer
  • Duplain Rhodes Jr.Executive Producer
  • Doris RhodesExecutive Producer
  • Joseph MoranArt Direction
  • Nadine Walker BurrellMakeup Artist
  • Beverly EleryMakeup Artist

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Cane River was released on October 14, 1982.

Cane River was directed by Horace B. Jenkins.

Cane River has a runtime of 1h 44m.

Cane River was produced by Horace B. Jenkins.

The key characters in Cane River are Maria Mathis (Tommye Myrick), Peter Metoyer (Richard Romain), Dominique (Barbara Tasker).

Cane River is a Drama, Romance film.

Cane River has an audience rating of 5 out of 10.

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