Memphis

Memphis

Memphis

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Memphis

1992

1h 40m

8.0(1 votes)

Crime

Drama

TV Movie

Overview

Two men and a woman in the deep south of the 1950s plot to kidnap a child from a wealthy black family, mistakenly believing that no one will try to stop them.

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Production Companies

Propaganda Films

Turner Pictures

Cast & Crew

16 members

Acting

Cybill Shepherd

Reeny Perdew

Cybill Shepherd

Acting

John Laughlin

Rufus Hutton

John Laughlin

Acting

J.E. Freeman

Podjo Harris

J.E. Freeman

Acting

Richard Brooks

Eben Kinship

Richard Brooks

Acting

Vanessa Bell Calloway

Martha Kinship

Vanessa Bell Calloway

Acting

Martin Garner

Teddy Kinship

Martin Garner

Acting

Moses Gunn

Tio Wiggins

Moses Gunn

Acting

Chino 'Fats' Williams

Fat Bobby

Chino 'Fats' Williams

Acting

Tothany Reynolds

Sister Baby

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Acting

John Sullivan

Dude

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Acting

John Locke

Desk Sergeant

John Locke

Acting

Ernest Perry Jr.

Handcuffed Black Man

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Acting

Bob Orwig

White Policeman

Bob Orwig

Acting

Willy Cobbs

Barber

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Eddie 'Snowman' Crawford

Black Man at Fat Bobby's

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George R. Parker

Shooting Gallery Owner

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