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Buck and the Preacher is a 1972 American Western film released by Columbia Pictures, written by Ernest Kinoy and directed by Sidney Poitier. Poitier also stars in the film alongside Harry Belafonte and Ruby Dee. This is the first film Sidney Poitier directed.
Mar 17, 1972 · Buck and the Preacher: Directed by Sidney Poitier, Joseph Sargent. With Sidney Poitier, Harry Belafonte, Ruby Dee, Cameron Mitchell. A wagon master and a con-man preacher help freed slaves dogged by cheap-labor agents out West.
Buck and the Preacher take up the mission to provide a safe passage to emancipated African-American slaves through a dangerous region lurking with outlaws.
Following the end of the Civil War, soldier-turned-trail-guide Buck (Sidney Poitier) makes a living by helping former slaves find settlements in the West.
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Nov 13, 2023 · Poitier stars as Buck, an ex-Union Army Cavalry sergeant who becomes a scout for freed slaves heading to the Colorado frontier. Tagging along with him are his wife (Ruby Dee in a...
A trail guide who devotes himself to protecting former slaves seeking to homestead in the west, is confronted by a con-man in preacher's garb.
A wagon master and a con-man preacher help freed slaves dogged by cheap-labor agents out West. After the American Civil War, many freed slaves head out West in search of free land and a better life.
A superbly crafted revisionist landmark, Buck and the Preacher subverts Hollywood conventions at every turn and reclaims the western genre in the name of Black liberation.
A wagon master and a con-man preacher help freed slaves dogged by cheap-labor agents out West. Ernest Kinoy. Screenplay, Story.
Buck and the Preacher (1972) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
