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Just an Old Sweet Song

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Just an Old Sweet Song

7.0

1h 18m

1976

Synopsis

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

DramaTV Movie

Cast & Crew

Robert Hooks

Robert Hooks

as Nate Simmons

Cicely Tyson

Cicely Tyson

as Priscilla Simmons

Kevin Hooks

Kevin Hooks

as Junior

Eric Hooks

as Highpockets

Beah Richards

Beah Richards

as Grandma

Lincoln Kilpatrick

Lincoln Kilpatrick

as Joe Mayfield

Mary Alice

Mary Alice

as Helen Mayfield

Edward Binns

Edward Binns

as Mr. Claypool

Sonny Jim Gaines

as Trunk

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