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The River Niger (1976)
- Duration: 01:45:00
- Year: 1976
- Rating: R
- Cast: Cicely Tyson, James Earl Jones, Louis Gossett Jr.
- Directors: Krishna Shah
- Writers: Joseph A. Walker, Joseph A. Walker
- Genre: Drama
In a poor African-American neighborhood in Los Angeles, once-aspiring poet Johnny Williams takes a low-paying job as a house painter in order to support his family.?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. Williams must summon the depths of his spirit to overcome his family's plight.