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1978

Cindy

Directed by William A. Graham

A revisionist twist on Cinderella with an all-black cast and set in Harlem during WWII. Cindy is a country bumpkin who moves from South Carolina to live with her father and his new family. When her stepmother and two stepsisters refuse to take her to the Sugar Hill Ball, her draft-dodging, chauffeur neighbor whips up a little "magic" and at the ball she catches the eye of the richest man in Harlem.

Duration

1h 38m

Released

March 24, 1978

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4.5

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Cast25

  • Charlayne Woodard
  • Scoey Mitchell
  • Mae Mercer
  • Nell Carter
  • Alaina Reed Hall
  • Cleavant Derricks
  • Clifton Davis
  • W. Benson Terry
  • John Hancock

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