The Liberation of L.B. Jones

The Liberation of L.B. Jones (DVD) (*)

$25.99

Screened, competed or awarded at:
Golden Globes

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Italian ( Subtitles )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Italy ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
103 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1970 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
William Wyler

Written By:
Jesse Hill Ford

Stirling Silliphant

Actors:
Lee J. Cobb ..... Oman Hedgepath
Anthony Zerbe ..... Willie Joe Worth
Roscoe Lee Browne ..... L.B. Jones
Lola Falana ..... Emma Jones
Lee Majors ..... Steve Mundine
Barbara Hershey ..... Nella Mundine
Yaphet Kotto ..... Sonny Boy Mosby
Arch Johnson ..... Stanley Bumpas
Chill Wills ..... Mr. Ike
Zara Cully ..... Mama Lavorn
Fayard Nicholas ..... Benny
Joseph Attles ..... Henry
Lauren Jones ..... Erleen
Dub Taylor ..... Mayor
Brenda Sykes ..... Jelly
Larry D. Mann ..... Grocer
Ray Teal ..... Chief of Police
Eve McVeagh ..... Miss Griggs, Secretary
Sonora McKeller ..... Miss Ponsella
Robert Van Meter ..... Blind Man
John S. Jackson ..... Suspect
Jack Grinnage ..... Driver
Chris Ladd ..... Neighbor

Synopsis:

A gloomy vision of the possibility of decent relations between whites and blacks anywhere, including the South. Undertaker L.B. Jones, the richest black man in his county of Tennessee, is divorcing his wife for infidelity with a white policeman. Taking a stand against racism, he is greeted with a hostile bunch of Southern bigots and other various stereotypes. Written by Stirling Silliphant (In the Heat of the Night (1967)). Director William Wyler's final film.

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