Minstrel Man
movie
Released March 02, 1977
Overview
Two black brothers in a traveling minstrel show in the early part of the twentieth century have two different goals. One brother is determined to succeed in a field that is dominated by white performers in blackface, and the other is a composer fighting to break away from the stereotypes associated with black minstrel performers.
Cast
Glynn Turman
as
Harry Brown Jr.
Ted Ross
as
Charlie Bates
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Stanley Bennett Clay
as
Rennie Brown
S. Pearl Sharp
as
Jesamine
Art Evans
as
Tambo
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Gene Bell
as
Harry Brown Sr. - Fat Man
Earl Billings
as
George
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Anthony Amos
as
Young Harry Jr.
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Amechi Uzodinma
as
Young Rennie
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Arthur Rooks
as
Robert
Carol Sutton
as
Tess
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Wilbur Swartz
as
Tobias Finch
Crew
William A. Graham
as
Director
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Esther Shapiro
as
Writer
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Richard Alan Shapiro
as
Writer
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Mitchell Brower
as
Producer
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Robert Lovenheim
as
Producer
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Edward L. Rissien
as
Executive Producer
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Roger Gimbel
as
Executive Producer
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Michael D. Margulies
as
Cinematography
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Ronald J. Fagan
as
Editor
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Hilyard M. Brown
as
Art Direction
Donald McKayle
as
Choreographer
Fred Karlin
as
Original Music Composer