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Buck and the Preacher (1972) -- A wagon master and a con-man preacher help freed slaves dogged by cheap-labor agents out West.

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Director:
Writers:
Ernest Kinoy (story) and
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Release Date:
17 March 1972 (West Germany) more
Tagline:
The fight was against the raiders... but the feud was between themselves!
Plot:
A wagon master and a con-man preacher help freed slaves dogged by cheap-labor agents out West. | add synopsis
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Cast

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Sidney Poitier ... Buck

Harry Belafonte ... The Preacher
Ruby Dee ... Ruth
Cameron Mitchell ... Deshay
Denny Miller ... Floyd
Nita Talbot ... Madam Esther
John Kelly ... Sheriff

Tony Brubaker ... Head man
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 (as Ken Menard)
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Runtime:
102 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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First time director 'Sydney Poitier' took over the job from Joseph Sargent when he became dissatisfied with the film's point of view. more
Quotes:
Buck: Which way are you ridin', Preacher?
The Preacher: Well, that's not exactly settled in my mind yet.
Buck: Well, you got three possibilities.
The Preacher: Oh?
Buck: North, south or east.
The Preacher: What happened to west?
Buck: We're going west.
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Great Comedy!, 24 June 2001
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Author: manipool from Los Angeles

I remember my parents taking me to see this film when I was 11. I loved it. I still remember there's a scene with Harry Belafonte and Sidney Poitier, and I think, a snake...along with Car Wash, Uptown Saturday Night and others of that era, it is one of the funniest films I've ever seen as a child...Brava!

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