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Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night (1967)
Character: Josepha
Peter Schermann is angry at the world after his children move him into a nursing home. Still physically and mentally strong, he searches for a meaning to his life in a new and uncompromising world.
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The American Woman: Portraits of Courage (1976)
Character: Sojourner Truth
Developed from Anne Grant's book, Our North American Foremothers, this film recreates historical moments and women who fought for equality and freedom over the span of the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries.
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Incident in San Francisco (1971)
Character: Odessa Carter
A man who tries to stop a mugging finds himself accused of murdering the criminal after the victim and witnesses fail to corroborate his story. A young reporter believes the man and tries to find out why the parties involved are trying to frame him.
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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (1978)
Character: Big Ma
1978 movie starring Morgan Freeman. This movie is the shortened version that was released from the original 3 part mini series back in 1978.
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The Last Angry Man (1959)
Character: Mrs. Quincy
Dr. Sam Abelman is a Jewish doctor contentedly spending his autumn years serving his own Brooklyn neighborhood. But when his nephew, would-be journalist Myron, writes an article about him, it draws the attention of a producer, Woodrow Thrasher, who believes Dr. Abelman a good candidate for a TV show. The doctor, however, is suspicious of the whole enterprise, thinking both Myron and Thrasher are simply out to make a fast buck.
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The Tap Dance Kid (1978)
Character: N/A
A '70s short about 8-year-old Willie, who wants to dance more than anything. Aired as an episode of "NBC Special Treat."
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The Migrants (1974)
Character: Rose Daw
A look at the lives of migratory farm workers, focusing on one family.
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Black Girl (1972)
Character: Mu' Dear
An aspiring dancer and her two wicked sisters resent their mother's love for a foster daughter.
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There Was a Crooked Man... (1970)
Character: Madam
A charming but ruthless criminal is sent to a remote Arizona prison, where he enlists the help of his cellmates in an escape attempt with the promise of sharing his hidden loot.
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Cry Panic (1974)
Character: Ethel Hanson
A man accidentally runs over and kills a pedestrian outside a small town. He begins to suspect that the locals, including the sheriff, are keeping secrets about the victim.
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A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
Character: Lena Younger
Walter Lee Younger is a young man struggling with his station in life. Sharing a tiny apartment with his wife, son, sister and mother, he seems like an imprisoned man. Until, that is, the family gets an unexpected financial windfall.
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Moon of the Wolf (1972)
Character: Sara
After several locals are viciously murdered, a Louisiana sheriff starts to suspect he may be dealing with a werewolf.
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