Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored

4.2 1996 115 min
PG
Romance Drama

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

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Director
Tim Reid
Writer
Paul W. Cooper
Classification
PG

Cast

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Al Freeman Jr. Poppa
Phylicia Rashād Ma Ponk
Paula Kelly Ma Pearl
Salli Richardson-Whitfield Miss Alice
Anna Maria Horsford Miss Annie
Bernie Casey Mr. Walter
Isaac Hayes Preacher Hurn
Ray J Cliff (12 Yrs.)
Polly Bergen Miss Maybry
Taj Mahal Mr. Will
Leon Uncle Melvin
Richard Roundtree Cleve
Frank Hoyt Taylor Straw Boss

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