The romance between two African Americans who come from a different class background.The romance between two African Americans who come from a different class background.The romance between two African Americans who come from a different class background.
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Lolis Edward Elie
- Lawyer
- (as Lolis Elie)
Thomas P. Brady
- Priest
- (as Fr. Thomas P. Brady)
D.J. Ammons
- Bus Station Ticket Agent
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaFilm director Horace Jenkins' son, Sacha Jenkins, was interviewed on The Takeaway to discuss the impact of the movie on his own life and career. The interview also included Rhea Combs, the curator of film and photography at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture.
- Alternate versionsPROLOGUE TO RESTORED FILM: "In 1982, Horace Jenkins died of a sudden heart attack before his movie, Cane River, could be distributed in theaters." "In 2013, IndieCollect and creators from the Academy Film Archive found the original picture and sound elements at the DuArt film laboratory and move them to the Academy Film Archive for safekeeping."
- ConnectionsReferences The Dating Game (1965)
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Good early 80s indie film.
TCM showed Cane River a few months back. I'm glad this film was rediscovered. I enjoyed this early 80s indie film that happened to be filmed in my state of Louisiana
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $27,317
- Gross worldwide
- $27,317
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