The River Niger

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.

Release Date

Apr 14, 1976

Runtime

1h 45m

Director

Krishna Shah

Country

United States of America

Company

River Niger Company, Asanti Productions Inc., Gossett Enterprises