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Just an Old Sweet Song

0 %|Sep 25, 1976|Drama, TV Movie

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.

Featured Crew

Ray Beal
Art Direction
Robert Ellis Miller
Director
Melvin Van Peebles
Writer
Philip Barry Jr.
Producer
Peter Matz
Music
Terry K. Meade
Director of Photography
Argyle Nelson Jr.
Editor

Cast

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Robert Hooks
Nate Simmons
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Cicely Tyson
Priscilla Simmons
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Eric Hooks
Highpockets
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Lincoln Kilpatrick
Joe Mayfield
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Mary Alice
Helen Mayfield
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Edward Binns
Mr. Claypool
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Minnie Gentry
Aunt Velvet
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Tia Rance
Darlene
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Albert B. Cooper IV
Stand-in (uncredited)