Keep the Faith, Baby

2002 1h 47m EN

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5.7

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★5.7TMDB · 7

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Synopsis

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Harry J. Lennix stars as trailblazing and controversial African-American congressman and Civil Rights activist Adam Clayton Powell Jr., who started out as a preacher in Harlem and then went on to deal with such issues as the integration of schools in the 1940s and '50s. Vanessa Williams portrays his second wife, jazz singer Hazel Scott.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Harry Lennix
Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
Vanessa Williams
Hazel Scott
J. Winston Carroll
Congressman Van Deerlin
Karen Robinson
Hattie Dodson

Credits

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Director: Doug McHenry
Writers: Art Washington

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ERA

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Released 24 years ago.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Doug McHenry, shot by Francis Kenny. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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AWARDS

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Harry Lennix and Vanessa Williams and J. Winston Carroll carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0251568 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Doug McHenry directs. Francis Kenny behind the camera.

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1Released 24 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Doug McHenry, shot by Francis Kenny. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Harry Lennix and Vanessa Williams and J. Winston Carroll carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0251568 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.