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   The Liberation of L.B. Jones

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   R1970 · Drama · 1h 41m

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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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   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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5. 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.

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   The Liberation of L.B. Jones (1970) Movie Info Synopsis A wealthy undertaker seeks to engage a respected lawyer to represent him in a divorce action against his young wife.

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   • Director: William Wyler

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

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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

9. crimereads.com › bone-blood-bigots-on-theBone, Blood & Bigots: On ‘The Liberation of L.B. Jones’

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   Jun 11, 2020 · In The Liberation of L. B. Jones there was no back-story of how their affair began, but both Emma and Worth were quite brazen in their disrespect towards L.B., who finally decided enough was enough, and sought a divorce. All was well in that Jim Crow town until Emma decided to contest the divorce, which meant that Willie Joe, a husband and ...

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    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. Director: William Wyler Year: 1970 Genre: Drama

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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 lb Jones?

    • L.B. Jones, a wealthy African-American funeral director in fictional Somerton, Tennessee, seeks legal representation from the local law firm run by Oman Hedgepath and his newlywed nephew Steve Mundine.

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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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