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The Liberation of L.B. Jones

Release Year
1970
Runtime
1h 42m
Genres
Crime
Drama
Directed By
William Wyler
The Liberation of L.B. Jones

Undertaker L.B. Jones, the richest black man in his county of Tennessee, is divorcing his wife for infidelity with a white policeman. Taking a stand against racism, he is greeted with a hostile bunch of Southern bigots and other various stereotypes.

Cast & Crew

Cast

Lee J. Cobb

Oman Hedgepath

Roscoe Lee Browne

Lord Byron "L.B." Jones

Lola Falana

Emma Jones

Lee Majors

Steve Mundine

Barbara Hershey

Nella Mundine

Arch Johnson

Stanley Bumpas

Chill Wills

Mr. Ike

Zara Cully

Mama Lavorn

Fayard Nicholas

Benny Smith

Joseph Attles

Henry

Lauren Jones

Erleen Parsons

Dub Taylor

Mayor

Crew

William Wyler

Director

Jesse Hill Ford

Screenplay

Stirling Silliphant

Screenplay

Robert Surtees

Director of Photography

Elmer Bernstein

Original Music Composer

Carl Kress

Editor

Kenneth A. Reid

Production Design

A. Ronald Lubin

Producer

William Wyler

Producer

Jesse Hill Ford

Novel

Pieter Bergema

Assistant Editor

Robert Swink

Supervising Editor

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