The Pocketbook (1980)

01/01/1980 (US) • Drama • 13m

Overview

In the course of a botched purse-snatching, a boy comes to question the path of his life. Billy Woodberry’s second film, and first completed in 16mm, adapts Langston Hughes’ short story, Thank You, Ma’am, and features music by Leadbelly, Thelonious Monk and Miles Davis. (Ross Lipman)

The Pocketbook (1980)

01/01/1980 (US) • 13m

Drama

Overview

In the course of a botched purse-snatching, a boy comes to question the path of his life. Billy Woodberry’s second film, and first completed in 16mm, adapts Langston Hughes’ short story, Thank You, Ma’am, and features music by Leadbelly, Thelonious Monk and Miles Davis. (Ross Lipman)

Top Billed Cast

Ray Cherry

David Jenkins

Simmi Ella Nelson

Christopher Thompson

Phillip Weatherspoon

Al Williams

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

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Revenue

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