James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket

James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket

87 mins | Documentary, TV Movie | Aug. 14, 1989

James Baldwin was at once a major 20th century American author, a Civil Rights activist and, for two crucial decades, a prophetic voice calling Americans, black and white, to confront their shared racial tragedy.

James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket

87 mins | Documentary, TV Movie | Aug. 14, 1989

James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
James Baldwin was at once a major 20th century American author, a Civil Rights activist and, for two crucial decades, a prophetic voice calling Americans, black and white, to confront their shared racial tragedy.
IMDb rating 8.0
Producers Eagle Rock Entertainment, Thirteen, Maysles Films, American Masters Pictures, Nobody Knows Productions, Karen Thorsen
Original title James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
Directors Karen Thorsen
Writers Douglas K. Dempsey, Karen Thorsen

Cast

James Baldwin

as Self (archive footage)

Maya Angelou

as Self

Amiri Baraka

as Self

David Baldwin

as Self

David Leeming

as Self

Bernard Hassel

as Self

William Cole

as Self

Ishmael Reed

as Self

William Styron

as Self

Engin Cezzar

as Self

Yashar Kemal

as Self

Frances Foster

as Self

Bobby Short

as Self

Cynthia Packard

as Self

Alexa Birdsong

as Self