The River Niger
"Some rivers can't be dammed...some people won't be broken."
Drama
April 14, 1976
(50 years ago)
1h 45m
7.4/10
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.
Box Office
Budget
Unknown
Revenue
Unknown
Cast (14)
Directors
Writers
Cinematographers
Original Language
en
Spoken Languages
English
Production Countries
US
Production Companies
River Niger Company, Asanti Productions Inc., Gossett Enterprises
IMDB
tt0075145