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Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored

1996 · 1h 55m

Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored

A narrator tells the story of his childhood years in a tightly knit Afro-American community in the deep south under racial segregation.

4.2

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6 votes

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Cast

13 credited

Al Freeman Jr.

Al Freeman Jr.

Poppa

Phylicia Rashād

Phylicia Rashād

Ma Ponk

Paula Kelly

Paula Kelly

Ma Pearl

Salli Richardson-Whitfield

Salli Richardson-Whitfield

Miss Alice (as Salli Richardson)

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Details

Released: Jan 26, 1996
Runtime: 1h 55m
Language: English
Director: Tim Reid
Writing: Paul W. Cooper, Clifton L. Taulbert
Status: Released
Budget: —
Box office: —

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BET PicturesUnited Image Entertainme

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