The River Niger

Directed by Krishna Shah
1976    1h 45m    R
644%
An intimate look at life in the ghetto: Johnny Williams is a house painter who moonlights as a poet, struggling to financially and emotionally support his cancer-ridden wife Mattie. But times are tough and the poverty-troubled streets are even tougher, and it takes every ounce of Johnny's love and courage for the couple to make it through their strife, finding redemption in the River Niger.
Cast of The River Niger
  • James Earl JonesJohnny Williams
  • Cicely TysonMattie Williams
  • Louis Gossett Jr.Dr. Dudley Stanton
  • Glynn TurmanJeff Williams
  • Jonelle AllenAnn Vanderguild
  • Roger E. MosleyBig Moe Hayes
  • Ralph WilcoxAl
  • Teddy WilsonChips
  • Charles WeldonSkeeter
  • Shirley Jo FinneyGail
  • Hilda HaynesWilhelmina Geneva Brow
  • Ed CrickWhite Police Lieutenant
  • Tony BurtonBlack Policeman
  • Zakes Mokae
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