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.
Buck And The Preacher
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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.
Cast and crew
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Sidney Poitier
Director, Buck -
Joseph Sargent
Director -
Drake Walker
Writer, Elder -
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 -
Dennis Hines
Little Toby -
Fred Waugh
Mizoo -
Bill Shannon
Tom -
Phil Adams
Frank -
Walter Scott
Earl -
John Howard
George -
Shirleena Manchur
Esther's Girl -
La Markova
Esther's Girl -
Ernest Kinoy
Writer
Additional information
Directors
Sidney PoitierJoseph Sargent
Directors
Joseph Sargent
Studio
Sony PicturesStudio
Subtitles
English (CC)Subtitles
Released year
1972Released year
Age rating
Duration
1 h 38 minDuration
Genres
Action/AdventureOther
Genres
Other
Writers
Ernest KinoyDrake Walker
Writers
Drake Walker
Size
6 GB (1080p HD)3.12 GB (720p HD)
2.04 GB (SD)
Size
3.12 GB (720p HD)
2.04 GB (SD)
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