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The River Niger
Some rivers can't be dammed...some people won't be broken.
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.
Where to watch The River Niger
The River Niger is streaming in the US on fuboTV, MGM+, Philo, MGM Plus, Artiflix, Fawesome and Mometu.
Cast
- James Earl Jones as Johnny Williams
- Cicely Tyson as Mattie Williams
- Louis Gossett Jr. as Dr. Dudley Stanton
- Glynn Turman as Jeff Williams
- Jonelle Allen as Ann Vanderguild
- Roger E. Mosley as Big Moe Hayes
- Ralph Wilcox as Al
- Teddy Wilson as Chips
- Charles Weldon as Skeeter
- Shirley Jo Finney as Gail
- Hilda Haynes as Wilhelmina Geneva Brow
- Ed Crick as White Police Lieutenant
Details
- Director
- Krishna Shah
- Released
- April 14, 1976
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Genres
- Drama
- Studio
- River Niger Company, Asanti Productions Inc. and Gossett Enterprises
- Status
- Released
- TMDB score
- 6.7 / 10 from 6 votes
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