Lee J. Cobb
Oman Hedgepath
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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.
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- Crime, Drama, Romance
- William Wyler
- 1970-06-25
Sep 3, 2009 · The Liberation of L.B. Jones (1969) - YouTube. dmovie27. 8.32K subscribers. Subscribed. 106. 33K views 14 years ago. The classic and rare 1969 film starring Roscoe Lee Browne, Lola...
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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 bent on avenging a childhood beating inflicted by white policeman Stanley Bumpas.
- William Wyler
- Lee J. Cobb
Feb 12, 2023 · 306. 16K views 1 year ago. 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 black man...
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- 17.7K
- Classic Studio
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. A wealthy undertaker seeks to engage a respected lawyer to represent him in a divorce action against his young wife.
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- Drama
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