LACKAWANNA BLUES (2005)
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Lackawanna Blues
Play it. Sing it. Shout it. Feel it.
Drama, Music, TV Movie
February 12, 2005
English
1h 35m
United States
HBO Films
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.
Cast & Characters
S. Epatha Merkerson
Rachel 'Nanny' Crosby
Marcus Carl Franklin
Ruben Santiago Jr.
Yasiin Bey
The Bandleader
Carmen Ejogo
Alean
Louis Gossett Jr.
Ol'lem Taylor
Macy Gray
Pauline
Terrence Howard
Bill Crosby
Ernie Hudson
Dick Barrymore
Rosie Perez
Bertha
Liev Schreiber
Ulysses Ford
Jimmy Smits
Ruben Santiago Sr.
Patricia Wettig
Laura's Mother
Jeffrey Wright
Mr. Paul
Adina Porter
Ricky
Bill Simms Jr.
Self
Ruben Santiago-Hudson
Freddie Cobbs
Charlayne Woodard
Bill's Woman
Omar Benjamin
Ruben, Jr. (Toddler)
Julie Benz
Laura
Robert Bradley
Otis McClanahan
Saul Williams
Lonnie (War Veteran)
Delroy Lindo
Mr. Lucious
Thomas Jefferson Byrd
Numb Finger Pete
Kathleen Chalfant
Mrs. Carmichael
Crew
George C. Wolfe
Director
Ruben Santiago-Hudson
Writer
Meshell Ndegeocello
Original Music Composer
Ivan Strasburg
Director of Photography
Halle Berry
Executive Producer