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The Liberation of L.B. Jones is a 1970 American neo noir film directed by William Wyler, his final project in a career that spanned 45 years. The screenplay by Jesse Hill Ford and Stirling Silliphant is based on Ford's 1965 novel The Liberation of Lord Byron Jones.
Jun 25, 1970 · A 1970 crime drama about a black man who divorces his wife for cheating with a white policeman in Tennessee. Directed by William Wyler, starring Lee J. Cobb, Anthony Zerbe, Lola Falana and others.
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- Crime, Drama, Romance
- William Wyler
- 1970-06-25
May 21, 2020 · Richard Brody on the 1970 film “The Liberation of L. B. Jones,” which shines a light on racial injustice in a fictional town in Tennessee in the early years after Jim Crow ended.
Page 1 of 2, 2 total items. Page 1 of 2, 6 total items. Page 1 of 6, 11 total items. A wealthy undertaker seeks to engage a respected lawyer to represent him in a divorce action against his young...
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- William Wyler
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- Lee J. Cobb
The Liberation of L.B. Jones. When his wife has an affair with a white policeman, Undertaker L.B. Jones—the richest Black man in his county of Tennessee—must navigate the brutal reality of 1970s racial politics in William Wyler's final film. With Roscoe Lee Browne, Lola Falana, and Yaphet Kotto.
A 1970 drama film directed by William Wyler and starring Lee J. Cobb as a black undertaker in a racist town. Based on a novel by Jesse Hill Ford, the film explores themes of justice, courage and love.
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.
