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Original title

Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored

Status: Released

Runtime:

115 minutes

Release date

1996-01-26

IMDB ID tt0114039

TMDB ID 146599

Original language en

Production Countries

Description

The movie Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored (Original title Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored) has in the main roles on Al Freeman Jr. (Poppa), Phylicia Rashād (Ma Ponk), Paula Kelly (Ma Pearl), Salli Richardson-Whitfield (Miss Alice (as Salli Richardson)), Anna Maria Horsford (Miss Annie), Bernie Casey (Mr. Walter), Isaac Hayes (Preacher Hurn), Ray J (Cliff (12 Yrs.) (as Willis Norwood Jr.)), Polly Bergen (Miss Maybry), Taj Mahal (Mr. Will), Leon (Uncle Melvin), Richard Roundtree (Cleve) The release date of the movie is 26.01.1996. This movie it is produced by BET Pictures, United Image Entertainme . Production countries: United States of America Movie Genre: Movies Romance, Movies Drama

This film relates the story of a tightly connected Afro-American community informally called Colored Town where the inhabitants live and depend on each other in a world where racist oppression is everywhere, as told by a boy called Cliff who spent his childhood there. Despite this, we see the life of the community in all its joys and sorrows, of those that live there while others decide to leave for a better life north. For those remaining, things come to a serious situation when one prominent businessman is being muscled out by a white competitor using racist intimidation. In response, the community must make the decision of whether to submit meekly like they always have, or finally fight for their rights.

Actors and actresses from the movie

Al Freeman Jr.

Al Freeman Jr.

Al Freeman Jr.

  • 1934-03-21

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.Al Freeman, Jr., M.Ed. (born Albert Cornelius Freeman, Jr. on March 21, 1934, in San Antonio, Texas) is an African-American actor and director.Freeman has made appearances in many films, such as My Sweet Charlie, Finians Rainbow, and Malcolm X, and television se

Phylicia Rashād

Phylicia Rashād

Phylicia Rashād

  • 1948-06-19

Phylicia Rashād (née Ayers-Allen; June 19, 1948) is an American Tony Award-winning actress and singer, best known for her role as Clair Huxtable on the long-running NBC sitcom The Cosby Show, which earned her Emmy Award nominations in 1985 and 1986. She reprised her role on the sitcom A Differen

Paula Kelly

Paula Kelly

Paula Kelly

  • 1943-10-21

Paula Alma Kelly (October 21, 1942 – February 8, 2020) was an American actress, singer, dancer and choreographer in films, television and theatre.

Salli Richardson-Whitfield

Salli Richardson-Whitfield

Salli Richardson-Whitfield

  • 1967-11-23

Salli Elise Richardson-Whitfield (born November 23, 1967) is an American television and film actress. She is known for her role as Dr. Allison Blake on the sci-fi TV series Eureka and her voice acting as Elisa Maza on the Disney animated series Gargoyles. She also appeared in the 2007 film I Am Lege

Anna Maria Horsford

Anna Maria Horsford

Anna Maria Horsford

  • 1948-03-06

Anna Maria Horsford is an American actress, known for her performances in television comedies.Horsford is best known for her roles as Thelma Frye on the NBC sitcom Amen (1986–91), and as Dee Baxter on the WB sitcom The Wayans Bros. (1995–99). She had dramatic roles on the FX crime drama The Shie

Bernie Casey

Bernie Casey

Bernie Casey

  • 1939-06-08

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaBernard Terry Bernie Casey (June 8, 1939 – September 19, 2017) was a renowned professional actor who initially had a stellar career as an interscholastic, intercollegiate and professional football player. Casey was also a record-breaking track and field athlete

Isaac Hayes

Isaac Hayes

Isaac Hayes

  • 1942-08-20

Isaac Lee Hayes, Jr. (August 20, 1942 – August 10, 2008) was an American songwriter, musician, singer, and occasionally an actor. Hayes was one of the creative influences behind the southern soul music label Stax Records, where he served both as an in-house songwriter and as a record producer, tea

Ray J

Ray J

Ray J

  • 1981-01-17

William Ray Norwood Jr. (born January 17, 1981), better known by his stage name Ray J, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He is the younger brother of recording artist and actress Brandy Norwood and the first cousin of rapper Snoop Dogg. In January 2017, he competed i

Polly Bergen

Polly Bergen

Polly Bergen

  • 1930-07-14

Polly Bergen (born Nellie Paulina Burgin; July 14, 1930 – September 20, 2014) was an American actress, singer, television host, writer and entrepreneur. She won an Emmy Award in 1958 for her performance as Helen Morgan in The Helen Morgan Story. For her stage work, she was nominated for the Tony A

Taj Mahal

Taj Mahal

Taj Mahal

  • 1942-05-17

Taj Mahal is an American blues musician, a self-taught singer-songwriter and film composer who plays the guitar, piano, banjo, and harmonica, among many other instruments.

Leon

Leon

Leon

  • 1962-03-08

Leon Preston Robinson IV (usually credited as simply Leon) is an American actor and singer, who began his professional career as an actor in 1981.

Richard Roundtree

Richard Roundtree

Richard Roundtree

  • 1942-07-09

Richard Roundtree (July 9, 1942 – October 24, 2023) was an American actor. He is noted as being the first black action hero for his portrayal of private detective John Shaft in the 1971 film Shaft, and its four sequels, released between 1972 and 2019. For his performance in the original film, he w

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