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The Piano Lesson

7.2 95 mins Drama   TV Movie   1995
Craig Anderson Productions   Signboard Hill Productions   Hearst Entertainment Productions   Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions  
Director(s): Lloyd Richards

1930's Pittsburgh, a brother comes home to claim "my half of the piano", a family heirloom; but his sister is not wanting to part with it. This is a glimpse of the conditions for African-Americans as well as some of the attitudes and influences on their lives. But whether he is able to sell the piano so that he can get enough money to buy some property and "no longer have to work for someone else" involves the story (or lesson) that the piano has to show him.

Casts of The Piano Lesson

Charles S. Dutton

as Boy Willie

Alfre Woodard

as Berniece Charles

Carl Gordon

as Doaker

Tommy Hollis

as Avery

Lou Myers

as Wining Boy

Zelda Harris

as Maretha

Rosalyn Coleman

as Grace

Tommy Lafitte

as Ace

Lynne Innerst

as Miss Ophelia

Harold Surratt

as Papa Willie Boy

Jackson Nunn

as Horse Trainer-Owner (uncredited)

Elva Branson

as Mama Berniece

Tim Hartman

as Sutter

Ben Tatar

as Watermelon Man

Alice Eisner

as Watermelon Lady

Bob Tracey

as Nolander

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