Buck and the Preacher

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name = Buck and the Preacher


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director = Sidney Poitier
producer = Joel Gilckman
writer = Ernest Kihoy
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starring = Sidney Poitier
Harry Belafonte
Ruby Dee
music = Brownie McGhee
cinematography = Alex Phillips Jr.
editing = Pembroke J. Herring
distributor = Columbia Pictures
released = 1972
runtime = 102 min.
country = U.S.A.
language = English
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amg_id = 1:7349
imdb_id = 0068323

"Buck and the Preacher" is a 1972 American Western film starring Sidney Poitier as Buck and Harry Belafonte as the Preacher. Buck is a trail guide leading groups of former slaves trying to homestead in the West, immediately after the American Civil War. The Preacher is a swindling minister of the "High and Low Order of the Holiness Persuasion Church". Together, they protect a wagon train from bounty hunters. [cite news |first= Vincent |last= Canby |authorlink= Vincent Canby|title= Poitier Directs 'Buck and the Preacher'|url= http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?_r=1&res=9B0DE5DE143BE43BBC4151DFB2668389669EDE&oref=slogin|work= New York Times|date= 1972-04-29|accessdate=2008-08-07]

This is the first film Sidney Poitier directed. Vincent Canby of "The New York Times" said Poitier "showed a talent for easy, unguarded, rambunctious humor missing from his more stately movies" [cite news |first= Vincent |last= Canby |authorlink= Vincent Canby|title= Critic's Notebook; Black Films: Imitation Of Life? |url= http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE3DE123AF93BA35751C0A967958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all|work= New York Times|date= 1991-02-08|accessdate=2008-08-07]

The notable blues musician Brownie McGhee wrote and performed the film's soundtrack. [cite news |first= Jon |last= Pareles |title= Brownie McGhee, 80, Early Piedmont Bluesman |url= http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B07E5D91339F93AA25751C0A960958260&scp=9&sq=%22Buck%20and%20the%20Preacher%22&st=cse|work= New York Times|date= 1996-02-19|accessdate=2008-08-07]

Cast

* Sidney Poitier - Buck
* Harry Belafonte - The Preacher
* Ruby Dee - Ruth
* Cameron Mitchell - Deshay
* Denny Miller - Floyd
* Nita Talbot - Madame Esther
* John Kelly - Sheriff

References