Lackawanna Blues

Lackawanna Blues

Play it. Sing it. Shout it. Feel it.

2005•1h 35m•5.7/10

DramaMusicTV Movie

Ratings

🎬TMDb

5.7/10(28)

In a story fueled by rhythm and blues, a young boy's life is shaped by love and the stories of a cast of characters in the boarding house where he lives in 1960s Lackawanna, New York.

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Production

HBO Films, Good Shepherd Entertainment

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

Cast

S. Epatha Merkerson

S. Epatha Merkerson

Rachel 'Nanny' Crosby

Marcus Carl Franklin

Marcus Carl Franklin

Ruben Santiago Jr.

Yasiin Bey

Yasiin Bey

The Bandleader

Carmen Ejogo

Carmen Ejogo

Alean

Louis Gossett Jr.

Louis Gossett Jr.

Ol'lem Taylor

Macy Gray

Macy Gray

Pauline

Terrence Howard

Terrence Howard

Bill Crosby

Ernie Hudson

Ernie Hudson

Dick Barrymore

Rosie Perez

Rosie Perez

Bertha

Liev Schreiber

Liev Schreiber

Ulysses Ford

Jimmy Smits

Jimmy Smits

Ruben Santiago Sr.

Patricia Wettig

Patricia Wettig

Laura's Mother

Jeffrey Wright

Jeffrey Wright

Mr. Paul

Adina Porter

Adina Porter

Ricky

Bill Simms Jr.

Self

Ruben Santiago-Hudson

Ruben Santiago-Hudson

Freddie Cobbs

Charlayne Woodard

Charlayne Woodard

Bill's Woman

Omar Benjamin

Ruben, Jr. (Toddler)

Julie Benz

Julie Benz

Laura

Robert Bradley

Otis McClanahan

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