Freeman
This 1977 drama by Phillip Hayes Dean, deals with the sad division between what a man hopes for and what he achieves. In the title role, Dick Anthony Williams portrays…
Brubaker
The new warden of a small prison farm in Arkansas tries to clean it up of corruption after initially posing as an inmate.
The Jerk
After discovering he’s not really black like the rest of his family, likable dimwit Navin Johnson sets off on a hilarious misadventure that takes him from rags to riches and…
Mandingo
Warren Maxwell, the owner of a run-down plantation, pressures his son, Hammond, to marry and produce an heir to inherit the plantation. Hammond settles on his own cousin, Blanche, but…
For Pete’s Sake
Henrietta Robbins borrows money from a loan shark to finance her husband’s investment in the stock market. However, when their stock plummets, she scrambles to find a way to pay…
Cops and Robbers
Two disillusioned New York policemen plan a $10 million robbery to fuel their low pensions, only to run into one debacle after another in the process.
Brother John
An enigmatic man returns to his Alabama hometown as his sister is dying of cancer and incites the suspicion of notable town officials.
Across 110th Street
In a daring robbery, some $300,000 is taken from the Italian mob. Several mafiosi are killed, as are two policemen. Lt. Pope and Capt. Mattelli are two New York City…
The Learning Tree
The story, set in Kansas during the 1920’s, covers less than a year in the life of a black teenager, and documents the veritable deluge of events which force him…