The River Niger

Krishna Shah
1976-04-14

Some rivers can't be dammed...some people won't be broken.
7.3
105 min

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

Name Character Team
James Earl Jones Johnny Williams Unowned
Cicely Tyson Mattie Williams Unowned
Louis Gossett Jr. Dr. Dudley Stanton Unowned
Glynn Turman Jeff Williams Goutbreak
Jonelle Allen Ann Vanderguild Unowned
Roger E. Mosley Big Moe Hayes Unowned
Ralph Wilcox Al Unowned
Teddy Wilson Chips Unowned
Charles Weldon Skeeter Unowned
Shirley Jo Finney Gail Unowned
Hilda Haynes Wilhelmina Geneva Brow Unowned
Ed Crick White Police Lieutenant Unowned
Tony Burton Black Policeman Unowned
Zakes Mokae Unowned