The Liberation of L.B. Jones (1970)

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1h 42min | Drama | Mar 18, 1970 | Released

A gloomy vision of the possibility of decent relations between whites and blacks anywhere, including the South. 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.

Director: William Wyler

Producer: A. Ronald Lubin

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Cast (16 Members)

Willie Joe Worth

Miss Griggs

Sonny Boy Mosby

Oman Hedgepath

Mayor

Barbara Hershey

Nella Mundine

Mr. Ike

Steve Mundine

Roscoe Lee Browne

Lord Byron ("L.B.") Jones

Stanley Bumpas

Jelly

Police Chief

Erleen Parsons

Emma Jones

Mama Lavorn

Fayard Nicholas

Benny Smith

Anthony Zerbe Willie Joe Worth

Eve McVeagh Miss Griggs

Yaphet Kotto Sonny Boy Mosby

Lee J. Cobb Oman Hedgepath

Dub Taylor Mayor

Barbara Hershey Nella Mundine

Chill Wills Mr. Ike

Lee Majors Steve Mundine

Roscoe Lee Browne Lord Byron ("L.B.") Jones

Arch Johnson Stanley Bumpas

Brenda Sykes Jelly

Ray Teal Police Chief

Lauren Jones Erleen Parsons

Lola Falana Emma Jones

Zara Cully Mama Lavorn

Fayard Nicholas Benny Smith

Crew (9 Members)

Elmer Bernstein

Original Music Composer

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A. Ronald Lubin

Producer

Kenneth A. Reid

Production Design

Russell Saunders

Unit Production Manager

Jesse Hill Ford

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Elmer Bernstein Original Music Composer

William Wyler Director

Robert Surtees Director of Photography

Carl Kress Editor

Frank Tuttle Set Decoration

A. Ronald Lubin Producer

Kenneth A. Reid Production Design

Russell Saunders Unit Production Manager

Jesse Hill Ford Novel

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