A Hero Ain't Nothin' but a Sandwich Movie Review 1978

A young urban black teenager gets involved in drugs and is eventually saved from ruin. Slow-moving, over-directed and talky. However, Scott turns in a fine performance. Based on Alice Childress' novel.

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Available on VHS
Running time 107 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Coming of Age, African America

Cast

Cicely Tyson, Paul Winfield, Larry B. Scott, Helen Martin, Glynn Turman, David Groh

Director

Ralph Nelson

Producer

Robert Radnitz