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Richard Romain(1954-2023)

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Written, produced, and directed by Emmy Award-winning documentarian, Horace B. Jenkins, and crafted by an entirely African American cast and crew, CANE RIVER is a racially-charged love story in Natchitoches Parish, a "free community of color" in Louisiana. A budding, forbidden romance lays bare the tensions between two black communities, both descended from slaves but of disparate opportunity - the light-skinned, property-owning Creoles and the darker-skinned, more disenfranchised families of the area. This lyrical, visionary film disappeared for decades after Jenkins died suddenly following the film's completion, robbing generations of a talented, vibrant new voice in African American cinema. Available now for the first time in forty years in a brand-new, state-of-the-art 4k restoration.
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Cane River (1982)
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Richard Romain was born on 18 April 1954 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He was an actor, known for Swept from the Sea (1997), Cane River (1982) and Great, My Parents Are Divorcing! (1991). He died on 26 June 2023 in Gretna, Louisiana, USA.
BornApril 18, 1954
DiedJune 26, 2023(69)
BornApril 18, 1954
DiedJune 26, 2023(69)
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Vincent Perez and Rachel Weisz in Swept from the Sea (1997)
Swept from the Sea
6.7
  • Additional Crew
  • 1997
Richard Romain and Tommye Myrick in Cane River (1982)
Cane River
6.5
  • Peter Metoyer
  • 1982
Great, My Parents Are Divorcing! (1991)
Great, My Parents Are Divorcing!
5.5
  • Léon
  • 1991
Frontline (1983)
Frontline
8.6
TV Series
  • Self - Funeral Director

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Actor

  • Great, My Parents Are Divorcing! (1991)
    Great, My Parents Are Divorcing!
    5.5
    • Léon
    • 1991
  • Richard Romain and Tommye Myrick in Cane River (1982)
    Cane River
    6.5
    • Peter Metoyer
    • 1982

Additional Crew

  • Vincent Perez and Rachel Weisz in Swept from the Sea (1997)
    Swept from the Sea
    6.7
    • wrangler
    • 1997

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Cane River - Official Trailer - Oscilloscope Laboratories HD
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Cane River - Official Trailer - Oscilloscope Laboratories HD

Personal details

  • Born
    • April 18, 1954
    • New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
  • Died
    • June 26, 2023
    • Gretna, Louisiana, USA(Undisclosed)

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