

Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored
1996 • 1h 55m • Romance, Drama
75%Rotten Tomatoes
A narrator tells the story of his childhood years in a tightly knit Afro-American community in the deep south under racial segregation.
- Director
- Tim Reid
- Writers
- Paul W. Cooper
- Status
- Released
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Al Freeman Jr.
Poppa

Phylicia Rashād
Ma Ponk

Paula Kelly
Ma Pearl

Salli Richardson-Whitfield
Miss Alice

Anna Maria Horsford
Miss Annie

Bernie Casey
Mr. Walter

Isaac Hayes
Preacher Hurn

Ray J
Cliff (12 Yrs.)

Polly Bergen
Miss Maybry

Taj Mahal
Mr. Will

Leon
Uncle Melvin

Richard Roundtree
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