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Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored
Jan 26, 1996 · 1h 55m
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Romance
Drama
PLOT
A narrator tells the story of his childhood years in a tightly knit Afro-American community in the deep south under racial segregation.
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CAST
Al Freeman Jr.
Poppa
Phylicia Rashād
Ma Ponk
Paula Kelly
Ma Pearl
Salli Richardson-Whitfield
Miss Alice
Anna Maria Horsford
Miss Annie
Bernie Casey
Mr. Walter
Isaac Hayes
Preacher Hurn
Ray J
Cliff (12 Yrs.)
Directed by
Tim Reid
DETAILS
Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
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Revenue
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Production
BET Pictures, United Image Entertainme
Country
US
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