

Lackawanna Blues
"Play it. Sing it. Shout it. Feel it."
Overview
In a story fueled by rhythm and blues, a young boy's life is shaped by love and the stories of a cast of characters in the boarding house where he lives in 1960s Lackawanna, New York.
Movie Details
Languages
English
Studio
HBO Films
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Key Crew

George C. Wolfe
Director

Ruben Santiago-Hudson
Writer

Halle Berry
Executive Producer
Cast

S. Epatha Merkerson
Rachel 'Nanny' Crosby

Marcus Carl Franklin
Ruben Santiago Jr.

Yasiin Bey
The Bandleader

Carmen Ejogo
Alean

Louis Gossett Jr.
Ol'lem Taylor

Macy Gray
Pauline

Terrence Howard
Bill Crosby

Ernie Hudson
Dick Barrymore

Rosie Perez
Bertha

Liev Schreiber
Ulysses Ford

Jimmy Smits
Ruben Santiago Sr.

Patricia Wettig
Laura's Mother

Jeffrey Wright
Mr. Paul

Adina Porter
Ricky
Bill Simms Jr.
Self

Ruben Santiago-Hudson
Freddie Cobbs

Charlayne Woodard
Bill's Woman
Omar Benjamin
Ruben, Jr. (Toddler)

Julie Benz
Laura
Robert Bradley
Otis McClanahan