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Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored (1995) USA / PG / 115 min
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Genre: Drama / Romance /  more »
Awards: 2 wins & 2 nominations  more »
User Ratings: 7.5 (270 votes)  more »
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Summary: A narrator tells the story of his childhood years in a tightly knit Afro-American community in the deep south under racial segregation.  more »
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Filmmakers: Tim Reid - Director / Producer, Clifton L. Taulbert - Writer (book), Paul W. Cooper - Writer (screenplay), Michael Bennett - Producer, John Simmons - Cinematographer, Paul Buckmaster - Composer, Lionel Cole - Composer, Steve Tyrell - Composer, Michael Paul Clausen - Production Designer, David Pincus - Editor  more »
Cast overview, first billed only (view more cast)STARmeter™
Al Freeman Jr. ... Poppa 27,383 
Phylicia Rashad ... Ma Ponk 4,949 

 Leon ... Uncle Melvin 2,605 
Paula Kelly ... Ma Pearl 17,011 
Salli Richardson¹ ... Miss Alice 3,913 
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