How long is Once Upon A Time... When We Were Colored?

Once Upon A Time... When We Were Colored is 1 hr 52 min long.

Who is Poppa in Once Upon A Time... When We Were Colored?

Al Freeman Jr. plays Poppa in the film.

What is Once Upon A Time... When We Were Colored about?

It's 1946 in Mississippi, and young Cliff (Charles Earl Taylor Jr.), living under the care of great-grandfather Poppa (Al Freeman Jr.) and great-grandmother Ma Pearl (Paula Kelly), is starting to notice the world around him. But it isn't a pretty one for blacks in the South, and over the span of 16 years, Cliff gets introduced to segregation and sadness. But hope finally arises when his close-knit community bands together to fight for civil rights in a nonviolent way.

Once Upon A Time... When We Were Colored

Name: Once Upon A Time... When We Were Colored
Genre: Drama
Duration: 112
Rating: 85

PG 1 hr 52 min

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How long is Once Upon A Time... When We Were Colored?: Once Upon A Time... When We Were Colored is 1 hr 52 min long.

Who directed Once Upon A Time... When We Were Colored?: Tim Reid

Who is Poppa in Once Upon A Time... When We Were Colored?: Al Freeman Jr. plays Poppa in the film.

What is Once Upon A Time... When We Were Colored about?: It's 1946 in Mississippi, and young Cliff (Charles Earl Taylor Jr.), living under the care of great-grandfather Poppa (Al Freeman Jr.) and great-grandmother Ma Pearl (Paula Kelly), is starting to notice the world around him. But it isn't a pretty one for blacks in the South, and over the span of 16 years, Cliff gets introduced to segregation and sadness. But hope finally arises when his close-knit community bands together to fight for civil rights in a nonviolent way.