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The River Niger

Some rivers can't be dammed...some people won't be broken.

★ 6.8 (4 votes) | 1976 | 1h 45m
Drama
Overview

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.

Details
  • Status Released
  • Release Date April 14, 1976
  • Budget N/A
  • Revenue N/A
  • Production River Niger Company, Asanti Productions Inc., Gossett Enterprises

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