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Some rivers can't be dammed...some people won't be broken.
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.
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James Earl JonesJohnny Williams
Cicely TysonMattie Williams
Louis Gossett Jr.Dr. Dudley Stanton
Glynn TurmanJeff Williams
Roger E. MosleyBig Moe Hayes
Ralph WilcoxAl
Teddy WilsonChips
Charles WeldonSkeeter
Shirley Jo FinneyGail
Ed CrickWhite Police Lieutenant
Tony BurtonBlack Policeman
Zakes Mokae| Platform | Score | Points |
|---|---|---|
| IMDb311 votes | 6 | 6 pts |
| Rotten Tomatoes | not available | skipped |
| Metacritic | not available | skipped |
| Letterboxd | not available | skipped |
Scores from IMDb. Updated weekly.
311 votes across 1 platformThe River Niger (1976) has a Lantern Score of 6.0, from IMDb 6. Stream it in the US on fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel.