Cane River

A budding, forbidden romance lays bare the tensions between two black communities, both descended from slaves but of disparate opportunity—the light-skinned, property-owning Creoles and the darker-skinned, more disenfranchised families of the area.

1h 44m1982TMDb 6.5

English

Crew and Cast

Horace B. Jenkins

Horace B. JenkinsDirector

Tommye MyrickMaria Mathis

Richard RomainPeter Metoyer

Barbara Tasker

Barbara TaskerDominique

Ilunga AdellBrother

Lloyd La CourMr. Metoyer

Carol Sutton

Carol SuttonMs. Mathis

Stephen SeverinBeau

Noray FrancisBlue

Lolis Edward ElieLawyer

Kelli Rene CarpenterTour Guide

Marie DupreGranny

Maurice HarrellTicketter

Thomas P. BradyPriest

D.J. AmmonsBus Station Ticket Agent

Storyline

A budding, forbidden romance lays bare the tensions between two black communities, both descended from slaves but of disparate opportunity—the light-skinned, property-owning Creoles and the darker-skinned, more disenfranchised families of the area.

Cane River poster

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Info

Status: Released
Released: 14 October 1982
Runtime: 1h 44m
TMDB score: 6.5 / 10 (11 votes)

Production

Director: Horace B. Jenkins
Writers: Horace B. Jenkins
Studios: ZDF, Oscilloscope
Countries: United States of America

Languages

Original: English
Spoken: English