The River Niger (1976)

Some rivers can't be dammed...some people won't be broken.

Run Time: 1h45m | Release: 14 Apr 1976

Genres: Drama |

Production Countries: United States of America

7.3 / 103 Vote Count

Overview:

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.