The River Niger (1976)

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.

Cast

Johnny Williams
Mattie Williams
Wilhelmina Geneva Brow
White Police Lieutenant
Black Policeman
Dr. Dudley Stanton
Jeff Williams
Ann Vanderguild
Big Moe Hayes

Crew

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