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The River Niger
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April 14, 1976
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Drama
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.
Featured Crew
Krishna Shah
Director
War
Music
Dan Perri
Title Designer
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Cast
![James Earl Jones](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//oqMPIsXrl9SZkRfIKN08eFROmH6.jpg)
James Earl Jones
Johnny Williams
![Cicely Tyson](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//y6mcoaGUwsBejVz4MabdeZNsIAY.jpg)
Cicely Tyson
Mattie Williams
![Louis Gossett Jr.](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//27SplfxhM8Do78mYOyi43t1G3fy.jpg)
Louis Gossett Jr.
Dr. Dudley Stanton
![Glynn Turman](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//ac5gjylih4RTCGf2HWuSnoZWDus.jpg)
Glynn Turman
Jeff Williams
![Jonelle Allen](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//qTMFJ3Ic8rjKnYn5opqazrLWQDO.jpg)
Jonelle Allen
Ann Vanderguild