The River Niger (1976)

04/14/1976 (US) • Drama • 1h 45m

Some rivers can't be dammed...some people won't be broken.

Overview

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.

The River Niger (1976)

04/14/1976 (US) • 1h 45m

Drama

Some rivers can't be dammed...some people won't be broken.

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

James Earl Jones

Johnny Williams

Mattie Williams

Louis Gossett Jr.

Dr. Dudley Stanton

Jeff Williams

Ann Vanderguild

Roger E. Mosley

Big Moe Hayes

Al

Chips

Skeeter

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

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