The River Niger (1976)
1h 45m
Running Time
April 14, 1976Release Date
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
Cicely Tyson
Mattie Williams
James Earl Jones
Johnny Williams
Louis Gossett Jr.
Dr. Dudley Stanton
Glynn Turman
Jeff Williams
Jonelle Allen
Ann Vanderguild
Roger E. Mosley
Big Moe Hayes
Ralph Wilcox
Al
Teddy Wilson
Chips
Charles Weldon
Skeeter
Hilda Haynes
Wilhelmina Geneva Brow
Shirley Jo Finney
Gail
Ed Crick
White Police Lieutenant
Krishna Shah
Director
Joseph A. Walker
Writer
Tony Burton
Black Policeman
Sidney Beckerman
Producer
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Wiki.
The River Niger is a 1976 film adaptation of the 1972 Joseph A. Walker play of the same title. The film was directed by Krishna Shah, and starred James Earl Jones, Cicely Tyson, and Louis Gossett Jr. The film had a limited commercial release in 1976 and has rarely been seen in later years. The soundtrack is by War, including the theme song "River Niger".