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A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich

A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich

1977•1h 47m•5.4/10
Drama

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5.4/10(9)

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

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Production

Radnitz/Mattel Productions

Language

EN

Status

Released

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Cast

Cicely Tyson

Cicely Tyson

Sweets

Paul Winfield

Paul Winfield

Butler

Larry B. Scott

Larry B. Scott

Benjie

Helen Martin

Helen Martin

Mrs. Bell

Glynn Turman

Glynn Turman

Nigeria

David Groh

David Groh

Cohen

Kevin Hooks

Kevin Hooks

Tiger

Kenneth Green

Jimmy Lee

Harold Sylvester

Harold Sylvester

Doctor

Erin Blunt

Erin Blunt

Carwell

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