The River Niger (1976)

Some rivers can't be dammed...some people won't be broken.

Run Time: 1h45m | Release: 14 Apr 1976

Genres: Drama |

Production Countries: United States of America

7.3 / 103 Vote Count

Overview:

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

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James Earl Jones

Johnny Williams

Cicely Tyson

Mattie Williams

Louis Gossett Jr.

Dr. Dudley Stanton

Glynn Turman

Jeff Williams

Jonelle Allen

Ann Vanderguild

Roger E. Mosley

Big Moe Hayes

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