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     Lee J. Cobb

     Oman Hedgepath
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     Anthony Zerbe

     Willie Joe Worth
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     Roscoe Lee Browne

     L.B. Jones
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     Lola Falana

     Emma Jones
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     Lee Majors

     Steve Mundine
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     Barbara Hershey

     Nella Mundine

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › The_Liberation_of_LThe Liberation of L.B. Jones - Wikipedia

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   The Liberation of L.B. Jones is a 1970 American neo noir film directed by William Wyler, his final project in a career that spanned 45 years. The screenplay by Jesse Hill Ford and Stirling Silliphant is based on Ford's 1965 novel The Liberation of Lord Byron Jones. The novel, in turn, was based on events that happened in a Southern town where ...

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4. www.imdb.com › title › tt0065979The Liberation of L.B. Jones (1970) - IMDb

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   Jun 25, 1970 · A 1970 crime drama about a black man who divorces his wife for cheating with a white policeman in Tennessee. Directed by William Wyler, starring Lee J. Cobb, Anthony Zerbe, Lola Falana and others.

   • 6.8/10 (1.2K)
   • Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance

   • Director: William Wyler
   • Release Date: 1970-06-25

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   May 21, 2020 · Richard Brody on the 1970 film “The Liberation of L. B. Jones,” which shines a light on racial injustice in a fictional town in Tennessee in the early years after Jim Crow ended.

6. www.tcm.com › 81309 › the-liberation-of-l-b-jonesThe Liberation of L. B. Jones (1970) - Turner Classic Movies

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   A 1970 drama film directed by William Wyler and starring Lee J. Cobb as a black undertaker in a racist town. Based on a novel by Jesse Hill Ford, the film explores themes of justice, courage and love.

   • Director: William Wyler

   • Actors: Lee J. Cobb

7. www.rottentomatoes.com › m › the_liberation_of_lb_jonesThe Liberation of L.B. Jones | Rotten Tomatoes

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   The Liberation of L.B. Jones. R Released Mar 18, 1970 1h 41m Drama. List. 63% Tomatometer 8 Reviews. 92% Audience Score Fewer than 50 Ratings. A wealthy undertaker seeks to engage a respected ...

   • 63% (8)
   • Director: William Wyler

   • Content Rating: R
   • Actors: Lee J. Cobb

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   Feb 12, 2023 · Young lawyer Steve Mundine is stunned. He witnesses how his uncle Hedgepath, a top attorney in a small town in Tennessee, covers up the brutal murder of blac...

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9. www.imdb.com › title › tt0065979The Liberation of L.B. Jones (1970) - Plot - IMDb

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   Undertaker L.B. Jones, the richest black man in his county of Tennessee, is divorcing his wife for infidelity with a white policeman. Taking a stand against racism, he is greeted with a hostile bunch of Southern bigots and other various stereotypes. Written by Stirling Silliphant (In the Heat of the Night (1967)).

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    Is the liberation of Lord Byron Jones based on a true story?

    • The screenplay by Jesse Hill Ford and Stirling Silliphant is based on Ford's 1965 novel The Liberation of Lord Byron Jones. The novel, in turn, was based on events that happened in a Southern town where writer Ford lived. After he wrote the book, he was verbally attacked for writing about the events that had occurred in his town.

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    Is the liberation of lb Jones a good movie?

    • This movie was long overdue. Consequently, it may not have the socially redeeming impact it would have had a decade ago - despite some superb acting, especially by Lee J. Cobb, Roscoe Lee Browne and Yaphet Kotto. January 15, 2020 | Full Review… There are no featured audience reviews for The Liberation of L.B. Jones at this time.

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    Who is Lord Byron Jones?

    • In the largely segregated town of Somerton, TN, Oman Hedgepath, the city attorney who also has his own private practice, has just accepted the case of the town's well-off and well-respected black undertaker Lord Byron Jones - L.B. in familiar circumstances - who is filing for divorce from his much younger wife, Emma Jones, due to her infidelity.

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    Why is L B so burdened by a suppressed civil-rights protest?

    • L. B., a cautious and practical businessperson, is nonetheless burdened by the painful memory of a suppressed civil-rights protest in the town and haunted by its aftereffects; his own effort to honor that memory and redress that wrong plays a major role in the story.

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