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The Piano Lesson
1995, Feb 05
1h 35m
1930's Pittsburgh, a brother comes home to claim "my half of the piano", a family heirloom; but his sister is not wanting to part with it. This is a glimpse of the conditions for African-Americans as well as some of the attitudes and influences on their lives. But whether he is able to sell the piano so that he can get enough money to buy some property and "no longer have to work for someone else" involves the story (or lesson) that the piano has to show him.
Directed by
Lloyd Richards
Alfre Woodard
Berniece Charles
Courtney B. Vance
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Charles S. Dutton
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Tommy Lafitte
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Zelda Harris
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Harold Surratt
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Rosalyn Coleman
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Tommy Hollis
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Lou Myers
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Tim Hartman
Sutter
Carl Gordon
Doaker
Lynne Innerst
Miss Ophelia
Jackson Nunn
Horse Trainer-Owner (uncredited)
Elva Branson
Mama Berniece
Ben Tatar
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Alice Eisner
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