Lackawanna Blues (2005)
In a story fueled by rhythm and blues, a young boy's life is shaped by love and the stories of a cast of characters in the boarding house where he lives in 1960s Lackawanna, New York.
Top billed cast
S. Epatha MerkersonRachel 'Nanny' Crosby
Marcus Carl FranklinRuben Santiago Jr.
Yasiin BeyThe Bandleader
Carmen EjogoAlean
Louis Gossett Jr.Ol'lem Taylor
Macy GrayPauline
Terrence HowardBill Crosby
Ernie HudsonDick Barrymore
Rosie PerezBertha
Liev SchreiberUlysses Ford
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