Film
Booker
United States- Director
- Stan Lathan
- Year
- 1984
Booker tells the true story of Booker T. Washington, who, as a young slave, dreams of learning to read and write. After the Civil War frees him, Booker is forced to work long hours in a salt furnace to help his family survive. But with hard work and persistence, Booker finds a way to learn and gain the freedom that comes with education.
Top cast
Shavar Ross
Booker T. Washington
CCH Pounder
Jane
Thalmus Rasulala
Stepfather
James Bond III
John
Shelley Duvall
Laura
Judge Reinhold
Newt
Doreen Lang
Eliza Burroughs
Tony Haney
Monroe
Julius Harris
Lee
Marilyn Coleman
Sophia
LeVar Burton
Davis
Mel Stewart
Reverend Rice
Marian Mercer
Mrs. Ruffner
Don De Fina
Barber
Jim Haynie
Wheeler
Henry Travers
Honest White Man
Tom Dahlgren
General Ruffner
Denny Delk
Yankee Soldier
Directed by
Stan Lathan
Written by
Charles Eric Johnson, Avon Kirkland, John Allman
Produced by
Whitney Green
