The River Niger

• Director: Krishna Shah
• AMG Rating:
• Genre: Drama
• Movie Type: Social Problem Film
• Themes: Down on Their Luck, Battling Illness
• Main Cast: Cicely Tyson, James Earl Jones, Louis Gossett, Jr., Glynn E. Turman, Roger E. Mosley
• Release Year: 1976
• Country: US
• Run Time: 105 minutes
• MPAA Rating: R

Plot

River Niger is a Tony Award-winning play turned to a movie. It features James Earl Jones as a house-painter/poet who struggles to support his cancer-plagued wife (Cicely Tyson). This is a realistic portrayal of the difficulties encountered in the poverty-stricken ghetto. ~ All Movie Guide

Cast

• Cicely Tyson - Mattie Williams
• James Earl Jones - Johnny Williams
• Louis Gossett, Jr. - Dr. Dudley Stanton
• Glynn E. Turman - Jeff Williams
• Roger E. Mosley - Big Moe Hayes

Jonelle Allen - Ann Vanderguild; Theodore Wilson - Chips; Charles Weldon - Skeeter; Ralph Wilcox - Al; Shirley Jo Finney - Gail; Tony Burton - Black Policeman; Ed Crick - White Police Lieutenant; Hilda Haynes - Wilhemina Geneva Brown

Credit

Nedra Watt - Costume Designer, Tony Brand - First Assistant Director, Krishna Shah - Director, Irving Lerner - Editor, War - Composer (Music Score), Jerry Goldstein - Composer (Music Score), Ray Brooks - Makeup, Seymour Klate - Production Designer, Michael D. Margulies - Cinematographer, Sidney Beckerman - Producer, Isaac L. Jones - Producer, Frank Lombardo - Set Designer, Richard Helmer - Special Effects, Dean Hodges - Sound/Sound Designer, Marvin Walters - Stunts Coordinator, Joseph A. Walker - Screenwriter, Joseph A. Walker - Play Author

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