The Pocketbook
1980
13 min
⭐ 5.5/10
4 votes
Overview
In the course of a botched purse-snatching, a boy comes to question the path of his life. Billy Woodberry’s second film, and first completed in 16mm, adapts Langston Hughes’ short story, Thank You, Ma’am, and features music by Leadbelly, Thelonious Monk and Miles Davis. (Ross Lipman)
Genres
Drama
Production Countries
- United States of America
Spoken Languages
- English en
Flatrate
Criterion Channel
Cast
Ray Cherry
David Jenkins
Simmi Ella Nelson
Christopher Thompson
Phillip Weatherspoon
Al Williams
Crew
Billy Woodberry
Director
Billy Woodberry
Producer
Billy Woodberry
Writer
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