Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored (1996)

Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored (1996)

1996-01-26 United States of America 115 Min. PG-13
4.2 4 votes

Overview

A narrator tells the story of his childhood years in a tightly knit Afro-American community in the deep south under racial segregation.

Cast

Al Freeman Jr. is Poppa
Poppa
Phylicia Rashād is Ma Ponk
Ma Ponk
Paula Kelly is Ma Pearl
Ma Pearl
Salli Richardson-Whitfield is Miss Alice (as Salli Richardson)
Miss Alice (as Salli Richardson)
Anna Maria Horsford is Miss Annie
Miss Annie
Bernie Casey is Mr. Walter
Mr. Walter
Isaac Hayes is Preacher Hurn
Preacher Hurn
Ray J is Cliff (12 Yrs.) (as Willis Norwood Jr.)
Cliff (12 Yrs.) (as Willis Norwood Jr.)
Polly Bergen is Miss Maybry
Miss Maybry
Taj Mahal is Mr. Will
Mr. Will
Leon is Uncle Melvin
Uncle Melvin
Richard Roundtree is Cleve
Cleve

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