Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored
1996 · 1h 55m · PG
Drama, Romance
Directed by
Tim Reid
Overview
A narrator tells the story of his childhood years in a tightly knit Afro-American community in the deep south under racial segregation.
Director and cast
- Tim Reid Director
- Al Freeman Jr. as Poppa
- Phylicia Rashād as Ma Ponk
- Leon as Uncle Melvin
- Paula Kelly as Ma Pearl
- Salli Richardson-Whitfield as Miss Alice (as Salli Richardson)
- Anna Maria Horsford as Miss Annie
- Bernie Casey as Mr. Walter
- Isaac Hayes as Preacher Hurn
- Ray J as Cliff (12 Yrs.) (as Willis Norwood Jr.)
- Polly Bergen Cast
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