The River Niger (1976)
- Directed by
- Krishna Shah
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 7.4 of 10 from 5 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
The film follows a black family in Harlem struggling with personal and societal pressures. It centers on a working-class painter and poet facing his past and his son's changing views.
introspectiveemotionalslow-burndramaticgroundedreflectivepoignantearnestintimate
What happens
The River Niger is a 1976 film adaptation of the 1972 Joseph A. Walker play of the same title. The film was directed by Krishna Shah, and starred James Earl Jones, Cicely Tyson, and Louis Gossett Jr. The film had a limited commercial release in 1976 and has rarely been seen in later years. The soundtrack is by War, including the theme song "River Niger". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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