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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.
Jun 25, 1970 · The Liberation of L.B. Jones: Directed by William Wyler. With Lee J. Cobb, Anthony Zerbe, Roscoe Lee Browne, Lola Falana. A successful African American businessman has a quarrel with a white policeman, suspecting that he is having an affair with his wife.
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.
The Liberation of L.B. Jones. When his wife has an affair with a white policeman, Undertaker L.B. Jones—the richest Black man in his county of Tennessee—must navigate the brutal reality of 1970s racial politics in William Wyler's final film. With Roscoe Lee Browne, Lola Falana, and Yaphet Kotto.
The Liberation of L.B. Jones. A wealthy undertaker seeks to engage a respected lawyer to represent him in a divorce action against his young wife.
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1970. Overview. Synopsis. Credits. Film Details. Notes. Brief Synopsis. A black undertaker stands against racism in a small Southern town. Cast & Crew. Read More. William Wyler. Director. Lee J. Cobb. Oman Hedgepath. Anthony Zerbe. Willie Joe Worth. Roscoe Lee Browne. Lord Byron Jones. Lola Falana. Emma Jones. Lee Majors. Steve Mundine.
Synopsis. Steve and Nella Mundine arrive in Somerton, Tennessee, where Steve is to join the law firm of uncle Oman Hedgepath. Arriving on the same train is Sonny Boy Mosby, a young black man bent on avenging a childhood beating inflicted by white policeman Stanley Bumpas.
