The River Niger
"Some rivers can't be dammed...some people won't be broken."
Details
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.
- Genres: Drama
- Language: English
Cast & Crew
- Cast:James Earl Jones , Cicely Tyson , Louis Gossett Jr. , Glynn Turman , Jonelle Allen , Roger E. Mosley , Ralph Wilcox , Teddy Wilson
- Director: Krishna Shah
