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Down in the Delta
Running Time: 111 min.
MPAA Rating: PG13
Sound By: Ultra-Stereo
Produced By: / Amen Ra Films / Chris-Rose Productions / Showtime
Released: December 25, 1998 (USA)
Release By: Miramax

Summary:
Poet Maya Angelou made her feature directorial debut with this African-American family drama, shown theatrically but originally produced for the Showtime cable network. Unemployed single mother Loretta (Alfre Woodward) lives with her mother, Rosa Lyn... Full Summary >>

Cast and Crew: Alfre Woodard (Loretta) Al Freeman, Jr. (Earl) Mary Alice (Rosa Lynn) Esther Rolle (Annie) All Cast & Crew >> Review: The directorial debut of poet Maya Angelou was generally dismissed as a Hallmark card on celluloid, a bland family drama that provided easy answers to tough questions. But Down in the Delta is a more likeable film than that, even if its greatest appe ... Continue >>

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