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    The Liberation of L.B. Jones

    R1970 · Drama · 1h 41m

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  1. 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.

  2. 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
  3. 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.

  4. Jun 11, 2020 · Bone, Blood & Bigots: On 'The Liberation of L.B. Jones'. A 1965 novel about racial injustice and police brutality in the Deep South was hailed by critics and made into a major movie. The story would haunt its author until the bitter end. June 11, 2020 By Michael Gonzales.

  5. 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
  6. Liberation of L.B. Jones, The. A wealthy undertaker seeks to engage a respected lawyer to represent him in a divorce action against his young wife. 97 IMDb 6.8 1 h 42 min 1970. R. Drama · Romance · Suspense · Emotional. This video is currently unavailable. to watch in your location.

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  8. 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.

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