The Sky Is Gray

The Sky Is Gray (1980)


  • Genre: Drama, TV Movie
  • Release Date: 1980-01-01
  • Runtime: 0h 46min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Learning in Focus
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Stan Lathan

Summary

From Ernest J. Gaines, author of "The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman," comes a deceptively simple, yet emotionally complex tale of a young boy's discovery of what it's like to be black in Louisiana during the 1940's. James, the boy in question, has a raging toothache that necessitates a trip to the dentist. His mother (played by Emmy-winner Olivia Cole), accompanies James to town on an eye-opening odyssey where the boy gains valuable insights into poverty, racism - and his own sense of pride. With an exciting musical score by Webster Lewis, this multi-award winning film explores a child's discovery that the world is a complicated place... where things are never truly black or white... only shades of gray.

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  • Olivia Cole

    as Octavia

  • James Bond III

    as James

  • Margaret Avery

    as Rosemary

  • Cleavon Little

    as Monsieur Bayonne

  • Chez Lister

    as Ty

  • Susan French

    as Helena

  • Clinton Derricks-Carroll

    as Student

  • Hal Williams

    as Preacher

  • Roberta Jean Williams

    as Young Lady

  • Hilda Haynes

    as Woman

  • Lynn Arden

    as Nurse

  • Reuben Collins

    as Pimp

  • Beverly Johnson

    as John Lee's Mother

  • Kenneth Johnson

    as John Lee Williams

  • Macon McCalman

    as Ernest

  • Melvina Smedley

    as Waitress

  • Julie Vails

    as Girl on Bus

  • Les Williams

    as Man in Dentist Office

  • Henry Fonda

    as Self - Series Host (uncredited)
Writing Ernest J. Gaines Short Story
Production Robert Geller Executive Producer
Production Whitney Green Producer
Sound Webster Lewis Music
Camera Larry Pizer Director of Photography
Editing Barbara Pokras Editor
Production Reuben Cannon Casting
Art Don De Fina Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up Marianna Åström-De Fina Costume Design
Costume & Make-Up Henry Shernoff Hairdresser
Costume & Make-Up Loretta Smallwood Hairdresser
Costume & Make-Up Marianna Åström-De Fina Makeup Artist
Directing Stan Lathan Director
Writing Charles Fuller Teleplay

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