Movie Information
Overall Rank: 1888
Average Rating: 2.9/4
# of Ratings: 36
Theatrical Release Date: 05/29/1961
Blu-ray/DVD Release Date: 09/25/2018
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Daniel Petrie
Actors: Sidney Poitier, Ruby Dee, Louis Gossett Jr., Claudia McNeil, Diana Sands, John Fiedler
Plot: The patriarch of an African-American family in the middle of the twentieth century dies and leaves ten thousand dollars in life insurance to his family. What they do with it is both tragic and inspirational. -- sapien
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3/4
sapien - wrote on 08/14/2010
I thought, at times, it was a bit melodramatic. But, I suppose that's to be expected from a movie that was originally a play. Other than that though, it was an excellent movie. Now, I wanna see P. Diddy's remake! lol.
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