Just an Old Sweet Song

Just an Old Sweet Song
197678 mins

Plot

Upon learning that their grandmother is not long for this world, Nate and Priscilla Simmons pack up their kids and leave Detroit to head down South. Eventually, the family rediscovers its African-American roots... read more

  • Robert Ellis Miller

    Director

  • Melvin Van Peebles

    Writer

  • Terry K. Meade

    Director of Photography

  • Argyle Nelson Jr.

    Editor

  • Robert Hooks

    Nate Simmons

  • Cicely Tyson

    Priscilla Simmons

  • Kevin Hooks

    Junior

  • Eric Hooks

    Highpockets

  • Beah Richards

    Grandma

  • Lincoln Kilpatrick

    Joe Mayfield

  • Mary Alice

    Helen Mayfield

  • Edward Binns

    Mr. Claypool

  • Sonny Jim Gaines

    Trunk

  • Minnie Gentry

    Aunt Velvet

  • Tia Rance

    Darlene

  • Philip Wende

    Sheriff

  • Albert B. Cooper IV

    Stand-in (uncredited)

  • Runtime

    78 minutes

    Released

    1976-09-25

    Languages

    English

    Sound

  • Peter Matz

    Music

  • Updated

    1350 days ago

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