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The River Niger

Where to Watch The River Niger (1976)

1976Movie"Some rivers can't be dammed...some people won't be broken."

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Want to behold the glory that is 'The River Niger' on your TV or mobile device at home? Tracking down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the Krishna Shah-directed movie via subscription can be challenging, so we here at Moviefone want to help you out.

Below, you'll find a number of top-tier streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription alternatives - along with the availability of 'The River Niger' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the fundamentals of how you can watch 'The River Niger' right now, here are some details about the River Niger Company, Asanti Productions Inc., Gossett Enterprises drama flick.

Released April 14th, 1976, 'The River Niger' stars James Earl Jones, Cicely Tyson, Louis Gossett Jr., Glynn Turman The R movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 45 min, and received a user score of 73 (out of 100) on TMDb, which assembled reviews from 3 top users.

What, so now you want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "An intimate look at life in the ghetto: Johnny Williams is a house painter who moonlights as a poet, struggling to financially and emotionally support his cancer-ridden wife Mattie. But times are tough and the poverty-troubled streets are even tougher, and it takes every ounce of Johnny's love and courage for the couple to make it through their strife, finding redemption in the River Niger."

'The River Niger' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, Plex Channel, MGM Plus, fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and Plex .

'The River Niger' Release Dates

Watch in Movie Theaters on April 14th, 1976
Watch on DVD or Blu-ray starting June 29th, 1999 - Buy The River Niger DVD