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Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored
Directed by
Tim Reid
PG
1996
1h 55m
Drama
,
Romance
7.4
71%
85%
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A narrator tells the story of his childhood years in a tightly knit Afro-American community in the deep south under racial segregation.
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Cast of Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored
Al Freeman Jr.
Poppa
Phylicia Rashād
Ma Ponk
Paula Kelly
Ma Pearl
Salli Richardson-Whitfield
Miss Alice (as Salli Richardson)
Anna Maria Horsford
Miss Annie
Bernie Casey
Mr. Walter
Isaac Hayes
Preacher Hurn
Ray J
Cliff (12 Yrs.) (as Willis Norwood Jr.)
Polly Bergen
Miss Maybry
Taj Mahal
Mr. Will
Leon
Uncle Melvin
Richard Roundtree
Cleve
Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored Reviews
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Philip Martin
Everything about this film bespeaks wholesomeness, from its gentle life lessons to its calm dignity ... (t)hat said, it is not quite as good as some of the hype would have it.
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
Rarely has a film more movingly shown how people who work, live and pray together can find a common strength and self-respect.
Variety
Emanuel Levy
Based on Clifton Taulbert's book, this sensitive memory film about the author's coming of age in the segregated South is an emotionally quiet saga, plaved against a tumultuous era in black communal life.
USA Today
Mike Clark
Though the film exhibits a vaguely nostalgic tone, it's hardly sugar-coated, displaying an increasingly discernible edge to its portrayal of racist realities.
Internet Reviews
Steve Rhodes
The acting is good all round, but the star of the show has to be Al Freeman Jr. He shows great inner strength, bravery, and intelligence.
Spirituality & Practice
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Heart-warming drama in which community becomes a seedbed where young souls are forged.
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