Drama · United States of America · 1972 · 1h 37m

Black Girl

Black Girl poster
Director
Ossie Davis
Cast
Leslie Uggams as Netta Claudia McNeil as Mu' Dear Brock Peters as Earl Rhetta Greene as Ruth Ann (as Loretta Greene) Louise Stubbs as Mama Rose Peggy Pettit as Billie Jean
Crew
Glenwood J. Swanson — Director of Photography Graham Lee Mahin — Editor Ed Bogas — Original Music Composer Ray Shanklin — Original Music Composer J.E. Franklin — Writer Lee Savin — Producer
Tagline

She's got to cut it... or cut out.

Synopsis

An aspiring dancer and her two wicked sisters resent their mother's love for a foster daughter.

Mood & Themes
blaxploitation cinemafoster sisterfoster homefoster daughterfamily disharmonyirresponsible sistersister sister relationshipblack communityblack girlsblack americanoverbearing sister
Key Collaborators
Ossie Davis Director Glenwood J. Swanson Director of Photography Graham Lee Mahin Editor Ed Bogas Original Music Composer Ray Shanklin Original Music Composer J.E. Franklin Writer Lee Savin Producer W. Eben Smith Production Design
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