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A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich

Dec 14, 1977 · 1h 47m
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Drama

PLOT

A troubled boy becomes addicted to heroin, and his mother and foster father help him fight it.

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CAST

Cicely Tyson
Sweets
Paul Winfield
Butler
Larry B. Scott
Benjie
Helen Martin
Mrs. Bell
Glynn Turman
Nigeria
David Groh
Cohen
Kevin Hooks
Tiger
Kenneth Green
Jimmy Lee
Directed by Ralph Nelson

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Radnitz/Mattel Productions
Country
US

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