Film
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
1977 · 1h 47m · Drama
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- 6.8
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Overview
A troubled boy becomes addicted to heroin, and his mother and foster father help him fight it.
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Cast
Cicely Tyson
Sweets
Paul Winfield
Butler
Larry B. Scott
Benjie
Helen Martin
Mrs. Bell
Glynn Turman
Nigeria
David Groh
Cohen
Kevin Hooks
Tiger
Kenneth Green
Jimmy Lee
Harold Sylvester
Doctor
Erin Blunt
Carwell
Arthur French
Security Guard
Bill Cobbs
Bartender
Sheila Wills
Admissions Clerk
Arnold Johnson
Patient
Barbara Alston
Girl Friend
Keny Long
Male Nurse
Crew
- Ralph NelsonDirector
- Alice ChildressNovel · Screenplay
- Robert B. RadnitzProducer
- Frank StanleyDirector of Photography
- Tom McIntoshOriginal Music Composer
- Fred A. ChulackEditor
- Jack G. RobertsCasting
Media
Details
- Release date
- December 14, 1977
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- Genres
- Drama
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