Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored (1996)
1h 55m
Running Time
January 26, 1996Release Date
Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored (1996)
1h 55m
Running Time
January 26, 1996Release Date
Plot.
A narrator tells the story of his childhood years in a tightly knit Afro-American community in the deep south under racial segregation.
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Cast & Crew.

Al Freeman Jr.
Poppa

Phylicia Rashād
Ma Ponk

Paula Kelly
Ma Pearl

Salli Richardson-Whitfield
Miss Alice (as Salli Richardson)

Anna Maria Horsford
Miss Annie

Bernie Casey
Mr. Walter

Isaac Hayes
Preacher Hurn

Ray J
Cliff (12 Yrs.) (as Willis Norwood Jr.)
Media.



Details.
Release DateJanuary 26, 1996
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 55m
Content RatingPG
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
racial segregation
family relationships
rural setting
Wiki.
Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored is a 1996 American period drama film directed by Tim Reid and starring Al Freeman Jr., Phylicia Rashad
and Leon. The screenplay was written by Paul W. Cooper. The film is based on Clifton Taulbert’s real life and his non-fiction book Once Upon a Time When We Were Colored.
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