Released:
1976-04-14

Overview:
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.

Director:
Krishna Shah

Runtime:
1h 45min

Genre:
Drama

• Cast:
• 
  James Earl Jones
  as
  Johnny Williams
• 
  Cicely Tyson
  as
  Mattie Williams
• 
  Louis Gossett Jr.
  as
  Dr. Dudley Stanton
• 
  Glynn Turman
  as
  Jeff Williams
• 
  Jonelle Allen
  as
  Ann Vanderguild