The River Niger

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.

  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 1976-04-14
  • Runtime: 105 min
  • Country: United States of America
  • Language: English
  • Status: Released
  • IMDb Rating: 6.75
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