Lackawanna Blues (2005)

  • NR
  • 01/26/2005 (US)
  • Drama, Music
  • 1h 35m

Play it. Sing it. Shout it. Feel it.

Overview

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.

George C. Wolfe

Director

Ruben Santiago-Hudson

Writer

Cast

S. Epatha Merkerson's headshot

S. Epatha Merkerson

Rachel 'Nanny' Crosby
Marcus Carl Franklin's headshot

Marcus Carl Franklin

Ruben Santiago Jr.
Yasiin Bey's headshot

Yasiin Bey

The Bandleader
Carmen Ejogo's headshot

Carmen Ejogo

Alean
Louis Gossett Jr.'s headshot

Louis Gossett Jr.

Ol'lem Taylor
Macy Gray's headshot

Macy Gray

Pauline
Terrence Howard's headshot

Terrence Howard

Bill Crosby
Ernie Hudson's headshot

Ernie Hudson

Dick Barrymore

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