Native Son

Native Son

111 mins | Drama | Dec. 24, 1986

In 1940s Chicago, a young black man takes a job as a chauffeur to a white family, which takes a turn for the worse when he accidentally kills the teenage daughter of the couple and then tries to cover it up.

Native Son

111 mins | Drama | Dec. 24, 1986

Native Son
In 1940s Chicago, a young black man takes a job as a chauffeur to a white family, which takes a turn for the worse when he accidentally kills the teenage daughter of the couple and then tries to cover it up.
IMDb rating 6.0
Producers American Playhouse, Cinétudes Films
Original title Native Son
Directors Jerrold Freedman
Writers Richard Wright, Richard Wesley

Cast

Victor Love

as Bigger Thomas

Matt Dillon

as Jan

Elizabeth McGovern

as Mary Dalton

Geraldine Page

as Peggy

Oprah Winfrey

as Mrs. Thomas

Akosua Busia

as Bessie

Carroll Baker

as Mrs. Dalton

John McMartin

as Mr. Dalton

Art Evans

as Doc

John Karlen

as Max

David Rasche

as Buckley

Ving Rhames

as Jack

Lane Smith

as Britton

George Wallace

as Judge

Chuck Hicks

as White Man #4