The River Niger
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.
Top Billed Cast
James Earl Jones
Johnny Williams
Cicely Tyson
Mattie Williams
Louis Gossett Jr.
Dr. Dudley Stanton
Glynn Turman
Jeff Williams
Jonelle Allen
Ann Vanderguild
Featured Crew
Krishna Shah
Director
War
Music
Dan Perri
Title Designer
Ike Jones
Producer
Reuben Cannon
Casting
Joseph A. Walker
Author
Michael D. Margulies
Director of Photography
Irving Lerner
Editor
Sidney Beckerman
Producer
Seymour Klate
Production Design
Eddie M. Barron
Hairstylist
Frank Lombardo
Set Decoration