The Piano Lesson

1995    1h 35m    PG
6.876%70%
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.
Directed By
Lloyd Richards
Written By
August Wilson
Studio
Craig Anderson Productions, Signboard Hill Productions,
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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