The Liberation of L.B. Jones

The Liberation of L.B. Jones

(1970)

Tagline

Some of his best friends were black...some of her best friends were white.

Starring

Yaphet Kotto Lee J. Cobb Anthony Zerbe Roscoe Lee Browne Lee Majors

Director

William Wyler

Genre

Running Time

102 minutes

The Liberation of L.B. Jones

Overview

A gloomy vision of the possibility of decent relations between whites and blacks anywhere, including the South. Undertaker L.B. Jones, the richest black man in his county of Tennessee, is divorcing his wife for infidelity with a white policeman. Taking a stand against racism, he is greeted with a hostile bunch of Southern bigots and other various stereotypes.

Released

18 March 1970

Budget

£0

Revenue

£0

Language

English

Studio

Country of Origin

Cast

Yaphet Kotto...Sonny Boy Mosby
Lee J. Cobb...Oman Hedgepath
Anthony Zerbe...Willie Joe Worth
Roscoe Lee Browne...L.B. Jones
Lee Majors...Steve Mundine

Crew

William Wyler...Director