Brock Peters Movies

An all-black version of Oscar Wilde's play.

In the 1920s, the rights of American workers to join a labor union was still considered an open question, and African-Americans were routinely denied...

From Hanna-Barbera's animated series depicting the tales of the bible, "Samson and Delilah" tells the story of the warrior Samson and the deception...

An independent filmmaker has left his profession and keeps it a secret. Years later, his niece finds his old films in a locked trunk and discovers...

A young man (Gregory Hines) journeys from rags-to-riches thanks to his talented Puss in Boots (Ben Vereen). Starring Ben Vereen, Gregory Hines, Alfre...

Mostly on account of a pride struggle, Mike Dunmore has lived his whole life keeping a secret which he believed would only cause shame if it came to...

A man combs Los Angeles for his missing daughter, and discovers she belongs to a gang dealing in crack.

A documentary about the making of "To Kill a Mockingbird."

In 1956, BLOOMER GIRL was presented in a live television production starring the magnificent Barbara Cook, whose star was then on the rise, with...

Residents of a black Missouri community experience a long and eventful day of reckoning.

An aspiring dancer and her two wicked sisters resent their mother's love for a foster daughter.

Jack Johnson is a 1970 documentary film directed by Jim Jacobs about the boxer Jack Johnson.

This promotional short film for "Soylent Green" (1973) begins by showing clips of films that depicted what the future might be like beyond Earth. The...

A Confederate officer kidnaps for a $1,000,000 ransom five well-to-do children from a Yankee boarding school; a wounded black Union soldier helps...

Mahalia Jackson was the greatest gospel singer in the world. Shortly before her death in 1972, she embarked on a triumphant European tour, and this...

Slick amoral con man Mickey is out to fleece attractive women. But three of them join forces to bring him to justice.

The true story of Jim Brock, coach of the nationally-ranked Arizona State Sun Devil Baseball Team and how a man who has known the pressure of...