The River Niger [57741] Released: 1976-04-14 Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 Profit: $0 Runtime: 105 mins Popularity: 0.4785 Vote Average: 6.75 Vote Count: 4 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. Cast [14] James Earl JonesJohnny Williams Cicely TysonMattie Williams Louis Gossett Jr.Dr. Dudley Stanton Glynn TurmanJeff Williams Jonelle AllenAnn Vanderguild Roger E. MosleyBig Moe Hayes Ralph WilcoxAl Teddy WilsonChips Charles WeldonSkeeter Shirley Jo FinneyGail Hilda HaynesWilhelmina Geneva Br Ed CrickWhite Police Lieuten Tony BurtonBlack Policeman Zakes Mokae Trailers