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The Liberation of L.B. Jones

The Liberation of L.B. Jones

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The Liberation of L.B. Jones

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

1970

1h 42m

6.1(28 votes)

Drama

Crime

Overview

A successful African American businessman has a quarrel with a white policeman, suspecting that he is having an affair with his wife. The policeman's colleagues are seeking to avoid publicity.

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Columbia Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Lee J. Cobb

Lee J. Cobb

Oman Hedgepath

Anthony Zerbe

Anthony Zerbe

Willie Joe Worth

Roscoe Lee Browne

Roscoe Lee Browne

Lord Byron "L.B." Jones

Lola Falana

Lola Falana

Emma Jones

Lee Majors

Lee Majors

Steve Mundine

Barbara Hershey

Barbara Hershey

Nella Mundine

Yaphet Kotto

Yaphet Kotto

Sonny Boy Mosby

Arch Johnson

Arch Johnson

Stanley Bumpas

Chill Wills

Chill Wills

Mr. Ike

Zara Cully

Zara Cully

Mama Lavorn

Creative team

Directed by: William Wyler
Written by: Stirling Silliphant
Jesse Hill Ford
Produced by: William Wyler
A. Ronald Lubin

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