The River Niger (1976)

An intimate look at life in the ghetto: Johnny Williams is a house painter who moonlights as a poet, struggling to financially and emotionally support his cancer-ridden wife Mattie. But times are tough and the poverty-troubled streets are even tougher, and it takes every ounce of Johnny's love and courage for the couple to make it through their strife, finding redemption in the River Niger.

The River Niger is a drama movie featuring James Earl Jones and directed by Krishna Shah.

The River Niger is currently streaming for free (ad-supported) on Crackle, Plex, Plex Player, The Roku Channel and Tubi TV and it's also available on Amazon Prime Video, FlixFling, MGM Plus, MGM Plus Amazon Channel, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel and fuboTV.

It is also possible to rent The River Niger on FlixFling.