Black Joy (1977)

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Director: Anthony Simmons

Writer(s): Jamal Ali (play), Anthony Simmons

Starring: Norman Beaton, Trevor Thomas, Dawn Hope, Floella Benjamin, Oscar James, Paul J. Medford, Shango Baku, Azad Ali, Charles Pemberton, Vivian Stanshall, Kevin O’Shea, Cynthia Powell, T-Bone Wilson, Jeillo Edwards, Jimmy Ran, Ludmilla Nova, Jason Rose, Barbara Keogh, David Ryall, Patrick Durkin, Eddie Tagoe, Stefan Kalipha, The Playboys, Geoffrey Kenion, Forbes Collins, Malcolm Hayes, Vernon Nesbeth, Chris Amoo, Eddie Amoo, Ray Lake, Dave Smith, Linda Lewis

Synopsis: An innocent and unsophisticated Guyanan immigrant is exposed to the hustlin’ way of life of the Brixton ghetto.

Release Date: May 26, 1977 (France) | Length: 97 min | Genre: Comedy | Certificate: United Kingdom: X (original rating)

Note: Premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. Linda Lewis doesn’t actually appear in the film. Only her voice is heard. I wasn’t able to identify T-Bone Wilson (shark), Jimmy Rand (Bus Conductor) or Jason Rose (dude).

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