Lackawanna Blues

5.9 2005 95 min
Drama Music TV Movie

In a story fueled by rhythm and blues, a young boy's life is shaped by love and the stories of a cast of characters in the boarding house where he lives in 1960s Lackawanna, New York.

About

Key details for this title

Director
George C. Wolfe
Writer
Ruben Santiago-Hudson

Cast

The cast behind this title

S. Epatha Merkerson Rachel 'Nanny' Crosby
Marcus Carl Franklin Ruben Santiago Jr.
Yasiin Bey The Bandleader
Carmen Ejogo Alean
Louis Gossett Jr. Ol'lem Taylor
Macy Gray Pauline
Terrence Howard Bill Crosby
Ernie Hudson Dick Barrymore
Rosie Perez Bertha
Liev Schreiber Ulysses Ford
Jimmy Smits Ruben Santiago Sr.
Patricia Wettig Laura's Mother
Jeffrey Wright Mr. Paul
Adina Porter Ricky
Bill Simms Jr. Self
Ruben Santiago-Hudson Freddie Cobbs
Charlayne Woodard Bill's Woman
Omar Benjamin Ruben, Jr. (Toddler)

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