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- Release Date: 1972
- Runtime: 102 min
- Genre: Western
- Starring: Sidney Poitier, Harry Belafonte, Ruby Dee, Cameron Mitchell ... see all
- Director: Sidney Poitier, Joseph Sargent
- Plot: A wagon master and a con-man preacher help freed slaves dogged by cheap-labor agents out West.
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Particularly wonderful is Belafonte, the film's prime source of comic relief and a charming foil for Poitier's more sober Buck.
Columbia Tristar presents Buck and the Preacher with an excellent transfer in both full frame and widescreen in the film's original 1.85:1 aspect ratio.
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Buck and the Preacher
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2000-11-09
Sidney Poitier's directorial debut, Buck and the Preacher is a slowly paced western that mixes action and comedy. His effort here is commendable, but the script, written by Ernest Kinoy (the TV miniseries Roots ) from a story by Kinoy... ... Full Article