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Widely regarded at the time of its release as Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid with a social conscience, BUCK AND THE PREACHER is an immensely satisfying Western which marked Sidney Poitier's directorial debut, as well as his first screen pairing with superstar Harry Belafonte. Poitier stars as Buck, an ex-Union Army Cavalry sergeant who becomes a scout for freed slaves heading to the Colorado frontier. Tagging along with him are his wife (Ruby Dee in a scene-stealing performance) and a Bible-thumping con artist known as the Preacher (Belafonte). Attacked by racist bounty hunters determined to return the former slaves to a life of sharecropping in Louisiana, Buck and his followers must summon all the courage they have in order to reach their destination and help settle the Wild West.
Original Release
03/17/1972
US Release
03/17/1972
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Sidney Poitier | Buck |
Harry Belafonte | Preacher |
Ruby Dee | Ruth |
Cameron Mitchell | Deshay |
Denny Miller | Floyd |
Nita Talbot | Madam Esther |
John Kelly | Sheriff |
Tony Brubaker | Headman |
Bobby Johnson | Man Who is Shot |
James McEachin | Kingston |
Directors
Sidney Poitier, Joseph Sargent
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Sidney Poitier | Buck |
Harry Belafonte | Preacher |
Ruby Dee | Ruth |
Cameron Mitchell | Deshay |
Denny Miller | Floyd |
Nita Talbot | Madam Esther |
John Kelly | Sheriff |
Tony Brubaker | Headman |
Bobby Johnson | Man Who is Shot |
James McEachin | Kingston |
Clarence Muse | Cudjo |
Lynn Hamilton | Sarah |
Doug Johnson | Sam |
Errol John | Joshua |
Kenneth Menard | Little Henry |
Pamela Jones | Delilah |
Drake Walker | Elder |
Dennis Hines | Little Toby |
Fred Waugh | Mizoo |
Bill Shannon | Tom |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Sidney Poitier | Producer |
Peter Anthony Andrews | Producer |
Joel Glickman | Producer |
Herb Wallerstein | Producer |
Harry Belafonte | Producer |