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Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored

Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored

4.2

Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored

PG·1996·115m

Romance

Drama

Romance

Drama

Summary

A narrator tells the story of his childhood years in a tightly knit Afro-American community in the deep south under racial segregation.

Cast

Al Freeman Jr.

Al Freeman Jr.

Poppa

Phylicia Rashād

Phylicia Rashād

Ma Ponk

Paula Kelly

Paula Kelly

Ma Pearl

Salli Richardson-Whitfield

Salli Richardson-Whitfield

Miss Alice (as Salli Richardson)

Anna Maria Horsford

Anna Maria Horsford

Miss Annie

Bernie Casey

Bernie Casey

Mr. Walter

Isaac Hayes

Isaac Hayes

Preacher Hurn

Ray J

Ray J

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

Polly Bergen

Polly Bergen

Miss Maybry

Taj Mahal

Taj Mahal

Mr. Will

Leon

Leon

Uncle Melvin

Richard Roundtree

Richard Roundtree

Cleve

Crew

Director

Tim Reid

Novel

Clifton L. Taulbert

Screenplay

Paul W. Cooper

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Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

English

Budget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Keywords

racial segregation

family relationships

rural area