Released:
1984-08-31

Overview:
This film adaptation of James Baldwin's celebrated novel tells the journey of a family from the rural South to "big city" Harlem seeking both salvation and understanding and of a young boy struggling to earn the approval of a self-righteous and often unloving stepfather.

Director:
Stan Lathan

Runtime:
1h 36min

Genre:
Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Paul Winfield
  as
  Gabriel Grimes
• 
  James Bond III
  as
  John
• 
  Olivia Cole
  as
  Elizabeth
• 
  Rodrick F. Wimberly
  as
  Roy
• 
  Rosalind Cash
  as
  Aunt Florence