The River Niger
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.
Release Date
April 14, 1976Runtime
105 minRating
RGenres
DramaDirected by
Krishna ShahLanguage
EnglishBudget
$0Revenue
$0Status
ReleasedCast
James Earl Jones
Johnny WilliamsCicely Tyson
Mattie WilliamsLouis Gossett Jr.
Dr. Dudley StantonGlynn Turman
Jeff WilliamsJonelle Allen
Ann VanderguildRoger E. Mosley
Big Moe HayesRalph Wilcox
AlTeddy Wilson
ChipsCharles Weldon
SkeeterShirley Jo Finney
GailEd Crick
White Police LieutenantTony Burton
Black PolicemanZakes Mokae
Images
Cast14 cast members
Crew12 crew members