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The River Niger

1976, 1h 45min

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.

"The River Niger" — drama movie produced in USA and released in 1976. It has a good rating on IMDb: 6 stars out of 10. It is a feature-length film with a runtime of 1h 45min. "The River Niger" is currently available to stream on Amazon Prime, MGM+, FlixFling, Amazon Prime I MGM+, FlixFling Rent & Buy, Tubi and Crackle. Click on a playlink to watch it now!

Country: United States

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James Earl Jones,

Louis Gossett Jr.,

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as The River Niger include Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Raging Bull, Kramer vs. Kramer, Padre Padrone, Network.

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The River Niger was released in theaters on April 14, 1976.