Eddie Warmack, an African American jazz musician, is released from prison for the killing of a white gangster. Not willing to play for the mobsters who control the music industry, including clubs and recording studios, Warmack searches for his mentor and grandfather, the legendary jazz musician Poppa Harris.
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Cast
28 people
Nathaniel Taylor
Warmack
Known for
Sanford and Son
Clarence Muse
Papa Harris
Known for
The Black Stallion
Shadow of a Doubt
Ted Lange
Larry Clark
Roderick Young
Pamela Jones
Maya
Known for
Buck and the Preacher
George Geddis
Johnny Weathers
Brimmer
Also in
Bush Mama
As Above, So Below
Thomas L. Duckett
Della Thomas
Carmen
Also in
Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde
The Big Bus
Penny Bannerman
Bob Ogburn
Skeeter
Also in
As Above, So Below
Larry Clark Director · Ted Lange Writer Roderick Young Cinematographer
Budget $13K · United States release July 2, 1996 · Produced in United States
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$13,000
Production
AFI
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United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Switzerland · August 6, 1977
Premiere · Source: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0198891/releaseinfo?ref_=tt_dt_rdat
United States · July 2, 1996
National Black Arts Festival
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