Buck and the Preacher
Sidney Poitier / US, 1971 / 102 min.
Sidney Poitier shows in his comic version of the classic Western that the Wild West was not the sole preserve of white cowboys. Poitier leads a group of formerly enslaved people to a new land; with a stellar role for Harry Belafonte as a charming fake priest. Native Americans also come to the aid of the caravan.
Building a new life on the fertile soil of the prairies of the West seems like a good idea to a number of freed plantation slaves. They call in the help of Buck (Poitier) to act as a guide and lead their caravan to their promised land.
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Director
Sidney Poitier
Production year
1971
Country
US
Original title
Buck and the Preacher
Length
102 min.
Language
English
Subtitles
NONE
Format
DCP
Part of
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