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Lackawanna Blues

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Lackawanna Blues

Play it. Sing it. Shout it. Feel it.

5.7

1h 35m

2005

“Play it. Sing it. Shout it. Feel it.”

Synopsis

In a story fueled by rhythm and blues, a young boy's life is shaped by love and the stories of a cast of characters in the boarding house where he lives in 1960s Lackawanna, New York.

Director

George C. Wolfe

Trailer

DramaMusicTV Movie

nostalgiccandidthoughtfulsomberreflectivecautionaryinspirationalwistfulintimatedramaticreminiscentintense

Cast & Crew

S. Epatha Merkerson

S. Epatha Merkerson

as Rachel 'Nanny' Crosby

Marcus Carl Franklin

Marcus Carl Franklin

as Ruben Santiago Jr.

Yasiin Bey

Yasiin Bey

as The Bandleader

Carmen Ejogo

Carmen Ejogo

as Alean

Louis Gossett Jr.

Louis Gossett Jr.

as Ol'lem Taylor

Macy Gray

Macy Gray

as Pauline

Terrence Howard

Terrence Howard

as Bill Crosby

Ernie Hudson

Ernie Hudson

as Dick Barrymore

Rosie Perez

Rosie Perez

as Bertha

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