buck and the preacher
Lincoln has promised Black people freedom (and land), but there are a lot of angry white boys trying to stop them from getting there. Buck (Sidney Poitier) is an ex-Union Army cavalry sergeant. Following the end of the Civil War, soldier-turned-trail-guide Buck (Sidney Poitier) makes a living by helping former slaves find settlements in the West. Download or stream from your Apple TV, Roku, Smart TV, computer or portable device. Buy, Rent or Watch Buck and the Preacher and other Movies + TV Shows online. Original Release Date: 4/28/1972 (New York City) Genre: Western Rating: PG Director: Sidney Poitier Studio(s): Columbia Pictures; E & R Productions Corp.; Belafonte Enterprises Running Time: 102 mins. Last posting date for standard Holiday Shipping 2020 is 15 December 2020. Cool, jazzy music and unexpected wit all add up to very interesting viewing and gives a very clear message of hope. "Buck and the Preacher" was shot on location in Mexico. Directed by Sidney Poitier, Buck and the Preacher is a 1972 American Western film starring Harry Belafonte, Ruby Dee, and Sidney Poitier. Delivery. But the two finally join forces against bounty hunters hired to drive the homesteaders back into the south where they can be exploited as cheap labor. With Sidney Poitier, Harry Belafonte, Ruby Dee, Cameron Mitchell. But when a gang of bounty hunters, led by the fiendish Deshay (Cameron Mitchell), attempts to round up the freed slaves to bring them back to Louisiana, the two put aside their differences to fight a common enemy. Browse 25 buck and the preacher stock photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more stock photos and images. Along the way, a con artist, the Preacher (Harry Belafonte), joins the group, and constantly clashes with Buck. Directed by Sidney Poitier, Joseph Sargent. A trail guide who devotes himself to protecting former slaves seeking to homestead in the west is confronted by a con-man in preacher's garb. Attacked by racist bounty hunters determined to return the former slaves to a life of in Louisiana, the remarkable courage of the served as a powerful metaphor during the Civil Rights movement of the 1970's. "Duel at Diablo," directed by Ralph Nelson in 1966, was Poitier's first. Buck and the Preacher Sidney Poitier Harry Belafonte Ruby Dee (1972) A wagonmaster (Sidney Poitier) and a con-man preacher (Harry Belafonte) help freed slaves dogged by cheap-labor agents out West. Action-packed Western about a scout (Sidney Poitier) and a con man (Harry Belafonte) who team up toprotect the Exodusters: ex-slaves who traveled across the West after the Civil War. Buck and the Preacher takes place in late 1860s Kansas, shortly after the Civil War. "Buck and The Preacher" is Sydney Poitier's directorial debut and he passes the test with flying colors. 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