Native Son (1986)

Directors

Jerrold Freedman

Cast

Carroll Baker, Elizabeth McGovern, Geraldine Page, Matt Dillon

The story

Set in Chicago in the 1930s, Bigger Thomas, an African American who lives in an impoverished neighborhood, is employed by a prosperous white family who live in the suburbs of a major city. The money Bigger makes at his new job will be used to supplement his mother's income. As a chauffeur, he is directed by the father of the family to take Mary, the daughter, to the university.

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