James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket (1989)

3.0/10 • 87 min • Documentary TV Movie

Overview

James Baldwin was at once a major 20th century American author, a Civil Rights activist and, for two crucial decades, a prophetic voice calling Americans, black and white, to confront their shared racial tragedy.

Cast

James Baldwin

Self (archive footage)

Maya Angelou

Amiri Baraka

Self

William Styron

Engin Cezzar

Self

Frances Foster

Bobby Short

Self

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