Buck and the Preacher
A wagon master and a con-man preacher help freed slaves dogged by cheap-labor agents out West.
- Rated
- GP
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Released
- 1972
- Country
- United States
Details
Release year: 1972
Storyline
A wagon master and a con-man preacher help freed slaves dogged by cheap-labor agents out West.
Top credits
Sidney Poitier — Buck
Harry Belafonte — Preacher
Ruby Dee — Ruth
Cameron Mitchell — Deshay
Did you know
• On the advice of his future wife Joanna Shimkus, Sidney Poitier took over directorial duties from Joseph Sargent when he became dissatisfied with the film's point of view. As a result, this turned out to be Poitier's debut behind the camera and he would go on to direct eight more pictures.
• Julie Robinson, who played Sinsie, was Harry Belafonte's wife.
• Ruby Dee played Sidney Poitier's character's wife, just as she had in Edge of the City (1957) and A Raisin in the Sun (1961).
User reviews
A well-done movie about an often ignored subject.
Poitier plays a wagonmaster who never gives up.
Poitier is great, but this time Belafonte stolen the picture!!
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Mono
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
- Color
- Color
