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The River Niger
Released: April 14, 1976 (1976)
Runtime: 105 minutes
Genres: Drama
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.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Cicely Tyson as Mattie Williams
Age at release: 51
- James Earl Jones as Johnny Williams
Age at release: 45
- Louis Gossett Jr. as Dr. Dudley Stanton
Age at release: 39
- Roger E. Mosley as Big Moe Hayes
Age at release: 37
- Charles Weldon as Skeeter
Age at release: 35
- Teddy Wilson as Chips
Age at release: 32
- Jonelle Allen as Ann Vanderguild
Age at release: 31
- Glynn Turman as Jeff Williams
Age at release: 29
- Shirley Jo Finney as Gail
Age at release: 26
- Ralph Wilcox as Al
Age at release: Unknown
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- Hilda Haynes as Wilhelmina Geneva Brow
Age at release: 63
Age at release: 41
- Tony Burton as Black Policeman
Age at release: 39
- Ed Crick as White Police Lieutenant
Age at release: Unknown