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Director:
Lloyd Richards
Writers (WGA):
August Wilson (play)
August Wilson (teleplay)
Contact:
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Release Date:
5 February 1995 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Music more
Tagline:
To their family, it meant more than a piano... it was their legacy and their future.
Plot:
1930's Pittsburgh, a brother comes home to claim "my half of the piano", a family heirloom; but his sister is not wanting to part with it... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 4 wins & 11 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Tony Award Nominations / Movie Connections
 (From FilmExperience. 5 May 2009, 11:42 AM, PDT)
Playwright Wilson Dies
 (From WENN. 4 October 2005)
User Reviews:
Excellent play & film! more (11 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Charles S. Dutton ... Boy Willie (as Charles Dutton)

Alfre Woodard ... Berniece Charles
Carl Gordon ... Doaker
Tommy Hollis ... Avery

Lou Myers ... Wining Boy

Courtney B. Vance ... Lymon
Zelda Harris ... Maretha

Rosalyn Coleman ... Grace
Tommy Lafitte ... Ace
Lynne Innerst ... Miss Ophelia
Harold Surratt ... Papa Willie Boy
Elva Branson ... Mama Berniece
Tim Hartman ... Sutter
Ben Tatar ... Watermelon Man
Alice Eisner ... Watermelon Lady (as Alice Gerber Eisner)
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG for thematic elements.
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Runtime:
95 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
Australia:PG | USA:PG
Company:
Craig Anderson Productions more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Charles S. Dutton was nominated for the 1990 Tony Award (New York City) for Actor in a Drama for "The Piano Lesson" for the role of Boy Willie and recreated it in this production. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Doaker, Wining Boy, Boy Willie and Lymon are sitting at the kitchen table drinking and singing, the level of alcohol rises in their glasses and the bottles between shots. more

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Excellent play & film!, 29 June 2005
8/10
Author: serena_took from United States

I first viewed this film in a literature class in 2003, and it quickly became one of my favorites. It rather saddens me that so many people complain that there's no story, no action. There is a lot of story to this film, if you want to take the time to watch and appreciate it. Not every movie has to be a massive epic. This film is a story about a family and how some of the members want a better life and to purge the past of pain, and just like real life, some of the best stories are about the intimate moments and of the struggles we all face.

If you enjoy a good drama, a story that slowly reveals the history behind the events you first see, this is the movie for you.

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