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The River Niger (1976)
R
105 min | Drama

The River Niger (1976)

105 min | 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 ...See moreAn 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. Written by Echo Bridge Home Entertainment See less

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14 cast members

Name	Known for
Cicely Tyson Mattie Williams Mattie Williams See fewer	The Help (2011)
James Earl Jones Johnny Williams Johnny Williams See fewer	Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
Louis Gossett Jr. Dr. Dudley Stanton (as Lou Gossett) Dr. Dudley Stanton (as Lou Gossett) See fewer	An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)
Glynn Turman Jeff Williams Jeff Williams See fewer	Super 8 (2011)
Jonelle Allen Ann Vanderguild Ann Vanderguild See fewer	Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993)
Roger E. Mosley Big Moe Hayes Big Moe Hayes See fewer	Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Ralph Wilcox Al Al See fewer	More American Graffiti (1979)
Teddy Wilson Chips Chips See fewer	Good Times (1974)
Charles Weldon Skeeter Skeeter See fewer	Stir Crazy (1980)
Shirley Jo Finney Gail Gail See fewer	Lou Grant (1977)
Hilda Haynes Wilhelmina Geneva Brown Wilhelmina Geneva Brown See fewer	Time After Time (1979)
Zakes Mokae Dutch Dutch See fewer	The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988)
Ed Crick White Police Lieutenant White Police Lieutenant See fewer	Kindergarten Cop (1990)
Tony Burton Black Policeman Black Policeman See fewer	Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)