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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 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.
Although Jones has named white policeman Willie Joe Worth as corespondent, his wife Emma contests the suit, hoping to receive a settlement sufficient to meet the needs of the child she has conceived by Worth.
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. The film is sufficiently...
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A wealthy undertaker seeks to engage a respected lawyer to represent him in a divorce action against his young wife.
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.
The Liberation of L.B. Jones. 1970 · 1 hr 43 min. R. Crime · Drama. William Wyler’s final film paints a gloomy picture of race relations, as a rich black Southerner divorces his wife for infidelity with a white cop. Subtitles: English.
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.
Mar 13, 2021 · The Liberation of L. B. Jones. Running Time: 102 mins. Cast: Roscoe Lee Browne (L.B. Jones), Yaphet Kotto (Sonny Boy Mosby), Lola Falana (Emma Jones), Lee J. Cobb (Oman Hedgepath), Lee Majors (Steve Mundine), Anthony Zerbe (Willie Joe Worth), Arch Johnson (Stanley Bumpas), Barbara Hershey (Nella Mundine), Zara Cully (Mama Lavorn), Brenda Sykes ...
