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The Liberation of L.B. Jones
Release Date: March 18, 1970
| Year | : | 1970 |
| Slogan | : | «Some of his best friends were black... some of her best friends were white.» |
| Genres | : | Drama, Crime |
| Production Companies | : | Liberation Company, Columbia Pictures |
| Director | : | William Wyler |
| Producers | : | William Wyler, A. Ronald Lubin, Russell Saunders |
| Writers | : | Stirling Silliphant, Jesse Hill Ford, Jesse Hill Ford |
| RunTime | : | 102 mins. |
| Budget | : | 3500000 |
Undertaker L.B. Jones, the richest black man in his county of Tennessee, is divorcing his wife for infidelity with a white policeman. Taking a stand against racism, he is greeted with a hostile bunch of Southern bigots and other various stereotypes.
Main Actors
Lee J. Cobb
Character : Oman Hedgepath
Anthony Zerbe
Character : Willie Joe Worth
Roscoe Lee Browne
Character : Lord Byron "L.B." Jones
Lola Falana
Character : Emma Jones
Lee Majors
Character : Steve Mundine
Barbara Hershey
Character : Nella Mundine
Yaphet Kotto
Character : Sonny Boy Mosby
Arch Johnson
Character : Stanley Bumpas
Chill Wills
Character : Mr. Ike
Zara Cully
Character : Mama Lavorn
Fayard Nicholas
Character : Benny Smith
Joseph Attles
Character : Henry
Lauren Jones
Character : Erleen Parsons
Dub Taylor
Character : Mayor
Brenda Sykes
Character : Jelly
Larry D. Mann
Character : Grocer
Ray Teal
Character : Chief of Police
Eve McVeagh
Character : Miss Griggs
Sonora McKeller
Character : Miss Ponsella
Robert Van Meter
Character : Blind Man
John S. Jackson
Character : Suspect
Jack Grinnage
Character : Driver (uncredited)
Chris Ladd
Character : Neighbor (uncredited)
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