The River Niger 1976

Synopsis:

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.

Directed by: Krishna Shah
Release date: 1976-04-14
Runtime: 105 minutes
Tagline: Some rivers can't be dammed...some people won't be broken.
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