Native Son

The story that shocked the country.

In 1940s Chicago, a young black man takes a job as a chauffeur to a white family, which takes a turn for the worse when he accidentally kills the teenage daughter of the couple and then tries to cover it up.

1h 51m1986PGTMDb 5.2

English

Crew and Cast

Storyline

In 1940s Chicago, a young black man takes a job as a chauffeur to a white family, which takes a turn for the worse when he accidentally kills the teenage daughter of the couple and then tries to cover it up.

Cinétudes Films

Native Son poster

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Info

Status: Released
Released: 24 December 1986
Runtime: 1h 51m
Rating: PG
TMDB score: 5.2 / 10 (14 votes)

Production

Director: Jerrold Freedman
Writers: Richard Wesley, Richard Wright
Studios: American Playhouse, Cinétudes Films
Countries: United States of America

Box Office

Budget: $2.0M
Revenue: $1.3M
Profit: $698,879.0 loss
Return: 0.7×

Languages

Original: English
Spoken: English