Cast & crew
The River Niger (1976)
Directed by Krishna Shah Written by Joseph A. Walker
Cast
| James Earl Jones | Byron Williams |
| Cicely Tyson | Mattie |
| Roger E. Mosley | Hayes |
| Louis Gossett Jr. | Stanton |
| Glynn Turman | Jeff |
| Jonelle Allen | Ann |
| Ralph Wilcox | Al Wilmington |
| Teddy Wilson | Chips |
| Charles Weldon | Skeeter |
| Shirley Jo Finney | Gail |
| Ed Crick | Police Officer |
| Hilda Haynes | Wilhelmina |
| Tony Burton | Policeman |
| Zakes Mokae |
Crew
| Krishna Shah | Director |
| Michael D. Margulies | Director of Photography |
| Seymour Klate | Production Design |
| Dan Perri | Title Designer |
| Frank Lombardo | Set Decoration |
| Sidney Beckerman | Producer |
| Ike Jones | Producer |
| Reuben Cannon | Casting |
| Irving Lerner | Editor |
| Joseph A. Walker | Author |
| Eddie M. Barron | Hairstylist |
| Joseph A. Walker | Writer |