Film
Lackawanna Blues
2005 · 1h 35m · Drama · Music · TV Movie
In the songs of life, every note matters.
- IMDb
- 7.8
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 75%
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Overview
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.
Cast
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
Crew
- George C. WolfeDirector
- Ruben Santiago-HudsonExecutive Producer · Screenplay
- Nellie NugielProducer
- Halle BerryExecutive Producer
- Shelby StoneExecutive Producer
- Vincent CirrincioneExecutive Producer
- Ivan StrasburgDirector of Photography
- Meshell NdegeocelloOriginal Music Composer
- Brian A. KatesEditor
- John PapsideraCasting
Media
Details
- Release date
- January 26, 2005
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Genres
- Drama, Music, TV Movie
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