Crown Dick

Crown Dick
Directed by Ossie Davis
Produced by Ozzie Brown
Ossie Davis
Nora Davis Day
Written by Kim Yong-ik
Based on "Crown Dick" (story)
Starring Don Reed
Peter Yoshida
Ruby Dee
Distributed by PBS
Release date
May 4, 1987[1]
Country United States
Language English

Crown Dick is a 1987 drama film directed by Ossie Davis.

Synopsis

This drama presents the promise of the American dream as seen through the eyes of two different men. Dick Johnson, a bitter, unemployed black veteran, is visited by his Korean friend Kim, who has received a scholarship to study medicine in the U.S.[2]

Cast

  • Don Reed - Dick Johnson
  • Peter Yoshida - Kim
  • Ruby Dee - Johnson's Mother
  • Freda Foh Shon - Soon-Ja
  • Tim Williams - Clown
  • Torrence Hayes - Boy on Beach

Broadcast

The TV movie was broadcast as a segment of the PBS series Ossie & Ruby starring Ossie Davis and his wife Ruby Dee which ran from 1986 to 1987.

References

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