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The Liberation of L.B. Jones

57 %|Mar 18, 1970|Drama, Crime

Undertaker L.B. Jones, the richest black man in his county of Tennessee, is divorcing his wife for infidelity with a white policeman. Taking a stand against racism, he is greeted with a hostile bunch of Southern bigots and other various stereotypes.

Featured Crew

William Wyler
Director
Kenneth A. Reid
Production Design
Jesse Hill Ford
Novel
Elmer Bernstein
Original Music Composer
Frank Tuttle
Set Decoration
Robert Surtees
Director of Photography
Russell Saunders
Unit Production Manager
Carl Kress
Editor

Cast

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Lee J. Cobb
Oman Hedgepath
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Anthony Zerbe
Willie Joe Worth
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Roscoe Lee Browne
Lord Byron "L.B." Jones
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Lola Falana
Emma Jones
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Lee Majors
Steve Mundine
actor
Barbara Hershey
Nella Mundine
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Yaphet Kotto
Sonny Boy Mosby
actor
Arch Johnson
Stanley Bumpas
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Zara Cully
Mama Lavorn
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Fayard Nicholas
Benny Smith
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Lauren Jones
Erleen Parsons
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Ray Teal
Chief of Police
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Eve McVeagh
Miss Griggs
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Sonora McKeller
Miss Ponsella
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Jack Grinnage
Driver (uncredited)
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Chris Ladd
Neighbor (uncredited)