Cindy (1978)

03/24/1978 (US) • 1h 38m

Music, Drama, TV Movie

Overview

A revisionist twist on Cinderella with an all-black cast and set in Harlem during WWII. Cindy is a country bumpkin who moves from South Carolina to live with her father and his new family. When her stepmother and two stepsisters refuse to take her to the Sugar Hill Ball, her draft-dodging, chauffeur neighbor whips up a little "magic" and at the ball she catches the eye of the richest man in Harlem.

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

musical

inner city

retelling

harlem, new york city

1940s

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