Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6/10
6 audience votes
Key crew
- Krishna ShahDirector
- Joseph A. WalkerWriter
Cast
- James Earl JonesJohnny Williams
- Cicely TysonMattie Williams
- Louis Gossett Jr.Dr. Dudley Stanton
- Glynn TurmanJeff Williams
- Jonelle AllenAnn Vanderguild
- Roger E. MosleyBig Moe Hayes
- Ralph WilcoxAl
- Teddy WilsonChips
- Charles WeldonSkeeter
- Shirley Jo FinneyGail
- Hilda HaynesWilhelmina Geneva Brow
- Ed CrickWhite Police Lieutenant