The River Niger 1976
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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.
- Released: 1976-04-14
- Runtime: 105 minutes
- Genre: Drama
- Stars: James Earl Jones, Cicely Tyson, Louis Gossett Jr., Glynn Turman, Jonelle Allen
- Director: Krishna Shah, War, Dan Perri, Reuben Cannon, Ike Jones
