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Lackawanna Blues

Lackawanna Blues2005

★5.995 minDramaMusicTV Movie

In a story fueled by rhythm and blues, a young boy's life is shaped by love and the stories of a cast of characters in the boarding house where he lives in 1960s Lackawanna, New York.

Director

George C. Wolfe

Writer

Ruben Santiago-Hudson

Score

Meshell Ndegeocello

Stars

S. Epatha Merkerson Marcus Carl Franklin Yasiin Bey

Cast59

S. Epatha Merkerson
as Rachel 'Nanny' Crosby
Marcus Carl Franklin
as Ruben Santiago Jr.
Yasiin Bey
as The Bandleader
Carmen Ejogo
as Alean
Louis Gossett Jr.
as Ol'lem Taylor
Macy Gray
as Pauline
Terrence Howard
as Bill Crosby
Ernie Hudson
as Dick Barrymore
Rosie Perez
as Bertha
Liev Schreiber
as Ulysses Ford
Jimmy Smits
as Ruben Santiago Sr.
Patricia Wettig
as Laura's Mother
Jeffrey Wright
as Mr. Paul
Adina Porter
as Ricky
B
Bill Simms Jr.
as Self
Ruben Santiago-Hudson
as Freddie Cobbs
Charlayne Woodard
as Bill's Woman
O
Omar Benjamin
as Ruben, Jr. (Toddler)
Julie Benz
as Laura
R
Robert Bradley
as Otis McClanahan
Michael Kenneth Williams
as Jimmy
Saul Williams
as Lonnie (War Veteran)
Delroy Lindo
as Mr. Lucious
Thomas Jefferson Byrd
as Numb Finger Pete
Kathleen Chalfant
as Mrs. Carmichael
B
Byanca Godwin
as Bill's Woman
Hill Harper
as Ruben Jr. (Adult)
Barry Shabaka Henley
as Shakey Winfield
Lou Myers
as Ol' Po Carl
Julanne Chidi Hill
as Jimmy Lee's Woman
Henry Simmons
as Jesse
A
Arista Pemberton
as Fish Fry Guest
R
Ron Kellum
as Fish Fry Guest
M
Muhammad Parks
as Fish Fry Guest
K
Ken Robertson
as Fish Fry Guest
M
Michelle Robinson
as Fish Fry Guest
P
Paula Brown
as Fish Fry Guest
N
Neisha Folkes-LeMelle
as Dancer at Maxie's
S
Stevie Ray Anthony
as Dancer at Maxie's
C
Carmen M. Chavez
as Dancer at Maxie's
R
Ryan Francois
as Dancer at Maxie's
Aakomon Jones
as Dancer at Maxie's
A
Autum Perry
as Dancer at Maxie's
G
Greg Poland
as Dancer at Maxie's
I
Indira Taylor
as Dancer at Maxie's
Ryan Michelle Bathe
as Nanny's Birthday Party Guest
Tracey Buckner
as Nanny's Birthday Party Guest
R
Roxanne Mayweather
as Nanny's Birthday Party Guest
Amad Jackson
as Alean's Boyfriend
B
Bob Tyrus
as Fish Sandwich Man
J
J.B. Williams
as Gambler
Lily Santiago
as Laura's Daughter
Trey Santiago-Hudson
as Laura's Son
D
Delandis
as Performer
Jana Thompson
as Hotel Receptionist in Toronto (uncredited)
Josef Cannon
as Headwaiter (uncredited)
K
Keith Tilque
as Fish Fry Guest (uncredited)
Blaise Brooks
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Eugene Lee
as Nanny's Birthday Party Guest

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