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Overview
From Ernest J. Gaines, author of "The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman," comes a deceptively simple, yet emotionally complex tale of a young boy's discovery of what it's like to be black in Louisiana during the 1940's. James, the boy in question, has a raging toothache that necessitates a trip to the dentist. His mother (played by Emmy-winner Olivia Cole), accompanies James to town on an eye-opening odyssey where the boy gains valuable insights into poverty, racism - and his own sense of pride. With an exciting musical score by Webster Lewis, this multi-award winning film explores a child's discovery that the world is a complicated place... where things are never truly black or white... only shades of gray.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- January 1, 1980
- Original language
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Learning in Focus
- Cast
- Hilda Haynes,Lynn Arden,Olivia Cole,Kenneth Johnson,Margaret Avery,Reuben Collins,James Bond III,Clinton Derricks-Carroll,Julie Vails,Macon McCalmanand 9 more
- Director
- Stan Lathan
- Producer
- Robert Geller,Whitney Green
- Cinematography
- Larry Pizer
- Music
- Webster Lewis
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
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