The River Niger

1h 45min

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.

Production Companies

River Niger Company

Asanti Productions Inc.

Gossett Enterprises

Cast

James Earl Jones

James Earl Jones

Johnny Williams
Cicely Tyson

Cicely Tyson

Mattie Williams
Louis Gossett Jr.

Louis Gossett Jr.

Dr. Dudley Stanton
Glynn Turman

Glynn Turman

Jeff Williams
Jonelle Allen

Jonelle Allen

Ann Vanderguild
Roger E. Mosley

Roger E. Mosley

Big Moe Hayes
Hilda Haynes

Hilda Haynes

Wilhelmina Geneva Brow
Ed Crick

Ed Crick

White Police Lieutenant
Tony Burton

Tony Burton

Black Policeman

Release date

14th Apr 1976

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English