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Cindy (1978)

Cindy poster
Directed by
William A. Graham
Genre
musical play
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 38m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young African-American woman in New York City deals with a harsh stepmother and stepsisters. With a little magical help, she meets a soldier and attends a big dance.

upbeatwhimsicalromanticmusicalurbanclassicalfamily-friendly

What happens

Cindy is a 1978 American musical television movie, shot on videotape and first broadcast on the ABC television network, with an entirely African-American cast. Directed by William A. Graham, the film is an urbanized retelling of Cinderella. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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