Brother John

1971 "Brother John just blew into town...and the town is about to blow apart!"

Brother John

6.4 | 1h35m | PG | en | Drama

An enigmatic man (Sidney Poitier) returns to his Alabama hometown as his sister is dying of cancer and incites the suspicion of notable town officials.

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6.4 | 1h35m | PG | en | Drama , Science Fiction

Synopsis

An enigmatic man (Sidney Poitier) returns to his Alabama hometown as his sister is dying of cancer and incites the suspicion of notable town officials.

Cast

Sidney Poitier , Will Geer , Bradford Dillman

Director

Albert Brenner

Producted By

Columbia Pictures , E&R

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Cast

Sidney Poitier

as John Kane

[2017] I Am Not Your Negro [2012] Sing Your Song [2007] Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project [1999] The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn [1998] David and Lisa [1997] The Jackal [1997] Mandela and de Klerk [1995] Children of the Dust [1995] Children of the Dust

Will Geer

as Doc Thomas

[1978] The Mafu Cage [1977] The Billion Dollar Hobo [1976] Moving Violation [1975] The Manchu Eagle Murder Caper Mystery [1974] The Lives of Benjamin Franklin [1974] Hurricane [1974] The Hanged Man [1973] Executive Action [1973] Brock's Last Case

Bradford Dillman

as Lloyd Thomas

[1992] The Heart of Justice [1985] Treasure of the Amazon [1985] Covenant [1983] Sudden Impact [1980] Running Scared [1980] Guyana: Crime of the Century [1979] Love and Bullets [1978] The Amsterdam Kill [1978] Piranha