Just an Old Sweet Song (1976)
Upon learning that their grandmother is not long for this world, Nate and Priscilla Simmons pack up their kids and leave Detroit to head down South. Eventually, the family rediscovers its African-American roots and elects to stay in their new rural surroundings.
Director: Robert Ellis Miller
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Robert Hooks as Nate Simmons |
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Cicely Tyson as Priscilla Simmons |
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Kevin Hooks as Junior |
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Eric Hooks as Highpockets |
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Beah Richards as Grandma |
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Lincoln Kilpatrick as Joe Mayfield |
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Mary Alice as Helen Mayfield |
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Edward Binns as Mr. Claypool |
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Sonny Jim Gaines as Trunk |
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Minnie Gentry as Aunt Velvet |
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Tia Rance as Darlene |
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Philip Wende as Sheriff |
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Albert B. Cooper IV as Stand-in (uncredited) |
| Art | Ray Beal | Art Direction |
| Writing | Melvin Van Peebles | Writer |
| Sound | Peter Matz | Music |
| Production | Philip Barry Jr. | Producer |
| Camera | Terry K. Meade | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Robert Ellis Miller | Director |
| Editing | Argyle Nelson Jr. | Editor |
| Directing | David Hamburger | First Assistant Director |
