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Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored (1996)

ALL 01/26/1996 (en) Romance, Drama 115 Min
  • Release
    01/26/1996
  • Production
    BET Pictures, United Image Entertainme
  • Rotten tomato
    42%
  • Original title
    Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

Overview

This film relates the story of a tightly connected Afro-American community informally called Colored Town where the inhabitants live and depend on each other in a world where racist oppression is everywhere, as told by a boy called Cliff who spent his childhood there. Despite this, we see the life of the community in all its joys and sorrows, of those that live there while others decide to leave for a better life north. For those remaining, things come to a serious situation when one prominent businessman is being muscled out by a white competitor using racist intimidation. In response, the community must make the decision of whether to submit meekly like they always have, or finally fight for their rights.

  1. Tim Reid

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Producer



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Casts

  1. Al Freeman Jr.

    Poppa

  2. Phylicia Rashād

    Ma Ponk

  3. Paula Kelly

    Ma Pearl

  4. Salli Richardson-Whitfield

    Miss Alice (as Salli Richardson)

  5. Anna Maria Horsford

    Miss Annie

  6. Bernie Casey

    Mr. Walter

  7. Isaac Hayes

    Preacher Hurn

  8. Ray J

    Cliff (12 Yrs.) (as Willis Norwood Jr.)

  9. Polly Bergen

    Miss Maybry

  10. Taj Mahal

    Mr. Will

  11. Leon

    Uncle Melvin

  12. Richard Roundtree

    Cleve

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 12 , Crews : 3

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Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored (1996) 115 Min

ALL 01/26/1996 (en)
Romance, Drama
  • Release 01/26/1996
  • Production
    BET Pictures, United Image Entertainme
  • Original title Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

This film relates the story of a tightly connected Afro-American community informally called Colored Town where the inhabitants live and depend on each other in a world where racist oppression is everywhere, as told by a boy called Cliff who spent his childhood there. Despite this, we see the life of the community in all its joys and sorrows, of those that live there while others decide to leave for a better life north. For those remaining, things come to a serious situation when one prominent businessman is being muscled out by a white competitor using racist intimidation. In response, the community must make the decision of whether to submit meekly like they always have, or finally fight for their rights.

  1. Tim Reid

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Producer



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