Directed by:
Michael RoemerCinematography:
Robert M. YoungCast:
Ivan Dixon, Abbey Lincoln, Martin Priest, Julius Harris, Gloria Foster, Yaphet Kotto, Esther Rolle, Gil Rogers, Moses Gunn, Mel Stewart, William Jordan (more)VOD (2)
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Abbey Lincoln and Ivan Dixon star in Michael Roemer's lyrical film about a young black couple struggling to live and love with dignity. Alabama, circa 1960. Duff's a brawny, handsome man who's been working as a railroad lineman for longer than he'd like to remember. When he meets Josie, a comely, serene school teacher, love blossoms. Their courting leads to marriage after Duff takes a stable factory job. But with his independent spirit, he has difficulty adjusting to family life, forceful in-laws and unfair factory management. Will the mounting pressure, eating away at Duff's self-esteem, tear him and Josie apart? (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Ivan Dixon
USA
Best movies:
A Patch of Blue (1965)
A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
Porgy and Bess (1959)
Abbey Lincoln
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Mo' Better Blues (1990)
The Girl Can't Help It (1956)
Martin Priest
USA
Best movies:
Zebrahead (1992)
Julius Harris
USA
Best movies:
The Blue and the Gray (1982) (series)
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
Let's Do It Again (1975)
Gloria Foster
USA
Best movies:
The Matrix (1999)
The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
The Comedians (1967)
Yaphet Kotto
USA
Esther Rolle
USA
Best movies:
Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
Cape Fear (1991)
My Fellow Americans (1996)
Gil Rogers
USA
Best movies:
The Panic in Needle Park (1971)
Blast of Silence (1961)
Parades (1972)
Moses Gunn
USA
Best movies:
The NeverEnding Story (1984)
Roots (1977) (series)
Ragtime (1981)
Mel Stewart
USA
Best movies:
Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1981)
Roots: The Next Generations (1979) (series)
Let's Do It Again (1975)
William Jordan
USA
Best movies:
Contact (1997)
The Parallax View (1974)
L'Histoire de Buddy Holly (1978)
Tom Ligon
USA
Best movies:
Bang the Drum Slowly (1973)
The Last American Hero (1973)
Paint Your Wagon (1969)