The Piano Lesson
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1930's Pittsburgh, a brother comes home to claim "my half of the piano", a family heirloom; but his sister is not wanting to part with it. This is a glimpse of the conditions for African-Americans as well as some of the attitudes and influences on their lives. But whether he is able to sell the piano so that he can get enough money to buy some property and "no longer have to work for someone else" involves the story (or lesson) that the piano has to show him.
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38 people
Charles S. Dutton
Boy Willie
Known for
Alien³
Gothika
Alfre Woodard
Berniece Charles
Known for
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Marvel's Luke Cage
Lloyd Richards
August Wilson
Craig Anderson
Phyllis Huffman
Carl Gordon
Doaker
Known for
No Mercy
Robert Huddleston
Ellie Winslow
Tommy Hollis
Avery
Known for
Malcolm X
Joe's Apartment
Paul Elliott
Brent Shields
Lloyd Richards Director · August Wilson Story Stephen James Taylor Composer
Budget $2M · United States release February 5, 1995 · Production Signboard Hill Productions, Hearst Entertainment Productions
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$1,995,000
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Craig Anderson Productions
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Signboard Hill Productions
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Hearst Entertainment Productions
Production
Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions
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Languages
Original language
English
Release dates
United States · February 5, 1995
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