Native Son
“The story that shocked the country.”
In 1940s Chicago, a young black man takes a job as a chauffeur to a white family, which takes a turn for the worse when he accidentally kills the teenage daughter of the couple and then tries to cover it up.
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Cast
23 people
Victor Love
Bigger Thomas
Known for
Spawn
The Good Lord Bird
Matt Dillon
Jan
Known for
The House That Jack Built
There's Something About Mary
Elizabeth McGovern
Mary Dalton
Known for
Downton Abbey
Once Upon a Time in America
Geraldine Page
Peggy
Known for
The Rescuers
Interiors
Oprah Winfrey
Mrs. Thomas
Known for
The Butler
A Wrinkle in Time
Akosua Busia
Bessie
Known for
The Color Purple
Tears of the Sun
Carroll Baker
Mrs. Dalton
Known for
The Game
How the West Was Won
John McMartin
Mr. Dalton
Known for
Blow Out
All the President's Men
Art Evans
Doc
Known for
Die Hard 2
Metro
John Karlen
Max
Known for
Dark Shadows
Cagney & Lacey
Willard E. Pugh
Gus
Known for
RoboCop 2
The Color Purple
David Rasche
Buckley
Known for
Succession
Men in Black 3
Jerrold Freedman Director · Richard Wesley Screenplay Richard Wright Writer
Worldwide gross $1.3M · Budget $2M · United States release December 24, 1986
Box office
Budget
$2,000,000
Worldwide gross
$1,301,121
Gross vs. budget
0.7×
Production
American Playhouse
Production
Cinétudes Films
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · December 24, 1986
Theatrical
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