A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich

A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich

107 mins | Drama | Feb. 3, 1978

A troubled boy becomes addicted to heroin, and his mother and foster father help him fight it.

A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich

107 mins | Drama | Feb. 3, 1978

A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
A troubled boy becomes addicted to heroin, and his mother and foster father help him fight it.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers Radnitz/Mattel Productions
Original title A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
Directors Ralph Nelson
Writers Alice Childress, Alice Childress

Cast

Cicely Tyson

as Sweets

Paul Winfield

as Butler

Larry B. Scott

as Benjie

Helen Martin

as Mrs. Bell

Glynn Turman

as Nigeria

David Groh

as Cohen

Kevin Hooks

as Tiger

Kenneth Green

as Jimmy Lee

Harold Sylvester

as Doctor

Erin Blunt

as Carwell