The river Niger /

"In this gripping, intimate look at life in the ghetto, Johnny Williams is a house panter that 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 o...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Platinum Disc Corporation, Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Other Authors:	Beckerman, Sidney, Jones, Ike, Shah, Krishna, Margulies, Michael D., 1936-, Lerner, Irving, 1909-1976, Jones, James Earl, Tyson, Cicely, Gossett, Louis, Jr., 1936-, Turman, Glynn, Mosley, Roger E., 1944-, Allen, Jonelle, Wilson, Teddy, 1943-1991, Weldon, Charles, Walker, Joseph A., 1935- 2003
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Published:	[United States] : Echo Bridge Home Entertainment, 2003.
Subjects:	African American families > Drama. Poor families > United States > Drama. African American families. Feature films. Poor families. United States. Drama. Fiction films.

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Summary:	"In this gripping, intimate look at life in the ghetto, Johnny Williams is a house panter that 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." -- Container.
Item Description:	Originally released in 1976. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD.
Production Credits:	Cinematographer, Michael D. Margulies; editor, Irving Lerner.