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Native Son (1986)

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Summary: In the Chicago of the 1930s, a young black man goes to work as a chauffeur for a wealthy white family, and tragedy ensues.

Genre: Drama

Country: USA

Directed By: Jerrold Freedman

Written By: Richard Wesley, Richard Wright

Starring: Matt Dillon, Ving Rhames, Oprah Winfrey, Elizabeth McGovern, Carroll Baker, Akosua Busia, Geraldine Page, Victor Love

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na	tonydal	80	T₈
Good performances all around. The movie streamlines the second half of the book quite a bit (and Bessie's death is not included, thus demoting her to a minor character)--but I guess they'd have had a hard time fitting all of that in to two hours.