Film
Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored
1996 · 1h 55m · Romance · Drama
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Overview
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.
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
Crew
- Tim ReidDirector
- Paul W. CooperScreenplay
- Clifton L. TaulbertNovel
Media
Details
- Release date
- January 26, 1996
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 55m
- Rated
- PG
- Genres
- Romance, Drama
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