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The Liberation of L.B. Jones

The Liberation of L.B. Jones (1970)

Crime, Drama, Romantic | United States

Director: William Wyler

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Rating: 7.0/10

SYNOPSIS

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.

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Writer: Jesse Hill Ford

RUNTIME: 102 min

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