Buck and the Preacher (1972)
ActionComedyWesternAdventureDrama
A wagon master and a con-man preacher help freed slaves dogged by cheap-labor agents out West.
Director:
Sidney Poitier
Writer:
Ernest Kinoy
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Sidney Poitier as Buck |
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Harry Belafonte as Preacher |
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Ruby Dee as Ruth |
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Cameron Mitchell as Deshay |
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Denny Miller as Floyd |
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Nita Talbot as Madam Esther |
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John Kelly as Sheriff |
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Tony Brubaker as Headman |
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Bobby Johnson as Man Who is Shot |
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James McEachin as Kingston |
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Clarence Muse as Cudjo |
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Lynn Hamilton as Sarah |
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Doug Johnson as Sam |
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Errol John as Joshua |
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Kenneth Menard as Little Henry |
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Pamela Jones as Delilah |
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Drake Walker as Elder |
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Dennis Hines as Little Toby |
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Fred Waugh as Mizoo |
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Bill Shannon as Tom |
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Phil Adams as Frank |
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Walter Scott as Earl |
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John Howard as George |
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Shirleena Manchur as Esther's Girl |
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La Markova as Esther's Girl |
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Hannelore Richter as Esther's Girl |
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Valerie Heckman as Esther's Girl |
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Stephanie Lower as Esther's Girl |
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Enrique Lucero as Indian Chief |
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Julie Robinson as Sinsie |
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José Carlos Ruiz as Brave |
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Ron Fletcher as Logan |
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Jerry Gatlin as Deputy |
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Ivan Scott as Express Agent |
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Bill Cook as Man in Express Office |
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John Kennedy as Bank Teller |
| Art | Sydney Z. Litwack | Production Design |
| Art | Ernesto Carrasco | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Guy C. Verhille | Costume Design |
| Art | Ray Moyer | Set Decoration |
| Production | Billy Gordon | Casting |
| Sound | Benny Carter | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Harry Belafonte | Producer |
| Production | Sidney Poitier | Producer |
| Directing | Sidney Poitier | Director |
| Writing | Ernest Kinoy | Screenplay |
| Production | Joel Glickman | Producer |
| Production | Peter Anthony Andrews | Associate Producer |
| Production | Herb Wallerstein | Associate Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rosa Guerrero | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Harold Melvin | Hairstylist |
| Production | Sheldon Schrager | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | Chuck Hayward | Second Unit Director |
| Directing | Jesús Marín | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Sheldon Schrager | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Chris Keiser | Assistant Director Trainee |
| Directing | Drake Walker | Assistant Director Trainee |
| Crew | Henry Kingi | Stunts |
| Crew | Tony Brubaker | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Walter Scott | Stunts |
| Production | Carole Gister | Producer's Assistant |
| Camera | Álex Phillips Jr. | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Pembroke J. Herring | Editor |
| Writing | Ernest Kinoy | Story |
| Writing | Drake Walker | Story |