Native Son

Name: Native Son
Director: Jerrold Freedman
Released: 1986-01-01

1986 film by Jerrold Freedman

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Released: 1986
Director: Jerrold Freedman
Screenwriter: Richard Wesley
Cast: Matt Dillon
, Elizabeth McGovern
, Geraldine Page
, Carroll Baker
Runtime: 111 min
Genre: drama film
Country of origin: United States
Original language: English

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Native Son is a 1986 American drama film directed by Jerrold Freeman, and starring Carroll Baker, Victor Love, Matt Dillon and Oprah Winfrey. The film is based on the 1940 novel Native Son, written by Richard Wright.

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Based on: Native Son
After a work by: Richard Wright
Title: Native Son
Color: color
Film editor: Aaron Stell
Narrative location: Chicago
Review score: 56%(October 8, 2021) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes · number of reviews/ratings: 9 critic review
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6/10(October 8, 2021) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes
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Has characteristic: film based on a literary work

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