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The River Niger

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.

Date: 04/14/1976
Rating: 7.3
Cast: James Earl Jones, Cicely Tyson, Louis Gossett Jr., Glynn Turman, Jonelle Allen, Roger E. Mosley, Ralph Wilcox, Teddy Wilson, Charles Weldon, Shirley Jo Finney, Hilda Haynes, Ed Crick, Tony Burton, Zakes Mokae

James Earl Jones as Johnny Williams in The River Niger James Earl Jones

Cicely Tyson as Mattie Williams in The River Niger Cicely Tyson

Louis Gossett Jr. as Dr. Dudley Stanton in The River Niger Louis Gossett Jr.

Glynn Turman as Jeff Williams in The River Niger Glynn Turman

Jonelle Allen as Ann Vanderguild in The River Niger Jonelle Allen

Roger E. Mosley as Big Moe Hayes in The River Niger Roger E. Mosley

Ralph Wilcox as Al in The River Niger Ralph Wilcox

Teddy Wilson as Chips in The River Niger Teddy Wilson

Charles Weldon as Skeeter in The River Niger Charles Weldon

Shirley Jo Finney as Gail in The River Niger Shirley Jo Finney

Hilda Haynes

Ed Crick as White Police Lieutenant in The River Niger Ed Crick

Tony Burton as Black Policeman in The River Niger Tony Burton

Zakes Mokae as  in The River Niger Zakes Mokae