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Just an Old Sweet Song

Just an Old Sweet Song

September 25, 1976
1h 18m
Drama
TV Movie
Critics
85/100
Story
82/100
Acting
88/100
Cinematography
90/100
Soundtrack
80/100

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.

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Details

Director
Robert Ellis Miller
Cast
Robert Hooks, Cicely Tyson, Kevin Hooks, Eric Hooks, Beah Richards, Lincoln Kilpatrick, Mary Alice, Edward Binns, Sonny Jim Gaines, Minnie Gentry
Release Date
September 25, 1976

Rating Distribution

User Ratings

5 Stars65%
1235
4 Stars25%
475
3 Stars8%
152
2 Stars2%
38
1 Stars0%
0
Total: 1,900 ratings

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