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Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored
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Duration:
115 min
Genres:
Drama | Romance
IMDB rate:
7.2
Director:
Tim Reid
Awards:
2 wins & 2 nominations
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 1996-01-26
Filming Locations: Wilmington, North Carolina, USA
Earnings
Gross: $3,375,000 (USA) Related Links
Cast
Actor
Character
Al Freeman Jr.
Poppa
Phylicia Rashad
Ma Ponk
Leon
Uncle Melvin
Paula Kelly
Ma Pearl
Salli Richardson-Whitfield
Miss Alice (as Salli Richardson)
Anna Maria Horsford
Miss Annie
Bernie Casey
Mr. Walter
Isaac Hayes
Preacher Hurn
Ray J
Cliff (12 Yrs.) (as Willis Norwood Jr.)
Karen Malina White
Mary
Damon Hines
Cliff at 16
Iona Morris
Nila Fontaine
Phill Lewis
Sammy (19 Yrs.) / Narrator
Taj Mahal
Mr. Will
Polly Bergen
Miss Maybry
Richard Roundtree
Cleve
Braxton Brown III
Sammy (7 Yrs.)
Frank Hoyt Taylor
Straw Boss (as Frank Taylor)
Montrel Johnson
Cliff (Newborn)
Deionyos Llerena
Cliff (2 Months)
Ben Epps
Moss Jones
Tyrone Hicks
Willie Jones
Charles Earl Taylor Jr.
Cliff (5 Yrs.) (as Charles Earl 'Spud' Taylor Jr.)
Winston Hemingway
Moses Taulbert
Sean Bridgers
Mr. Bob
Edward Allen
Colored Man in KKK Crowd
Don Tilley
Klansman #1
George Hasenstaab
Klansman #2
Deji LaRay
Clarence / School Bully (as Deji Olasimbo)
Angelo Pope
Henry / School Bully
Brandon Crawford
Sammy (12 Yrs.)
Daphne Reid
Miss Maxey (as Daphne Maxwell Reid)
Ralph Wilcox
Cooter Man
Beatrice Bush
Lurlean
David MacIntyre
Juke Joint Patron #1 (as Dave McIntyre)
Tyhm Kennedy
Juke Joint Patron #2
Darren Beatty
Juke Joint Patron #2
David S. Lomax
Juke Joint Fighter (as David Lomax)
Carter Gaston
Cousin Bobby (12 Yrs.)
Stan Kelly
Road Manager
Ashanti Nailah Blaize
Louise (as Ashanti Blaize)
Mark Britt
Hoochie-coochie show barker
Rick Warner
Dr. Duke
Darren Law
Stanley / Field Worker
David Lenthall
Mr. Barnes
Ken Sprunt
A & D Business Man (as Kenneth Sprunt Jr.)
Sherita Starks
Hattie Mae
Joe Inscoe
Mr. Stein
Nate Bynum
Bill Crocket
Wayne Dehart
Brother Stanley
Schree Tina Lewis
Lillie Short (as Schree 'Tina' Lewis)
Bobby Graham
Field Worker #2
Jay Ellis
Extra (uncredited)
Tom Eubanks
Juke joint patron (uncredited)
Neil Ross
(uncredited)
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Trivia
7 years prior to this film, Bernie Casey (Mr. Walter) And Isaac Hayes (Preacher Hurn) acted together in the Keenen Ivory Wayans comedy, "I''m Gonna Git You Sucka."
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Quotes
Preacher Hurn: If you call Jesus, his line is never busy.
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Pappa: We got peace with the white man as long as we do what he says.
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Miss Maybry: Books are like eggs. You got to crack 'em open to get anything out of them.
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