Bette Davis
Estelle Malone
1980•1h 45m•Released•EN
White Mama
“A proud widow. A frightened homeless kid. Nobody cared about them until they cared enough to fight for each other.”
Overview
A poor, elderly white woman living in a tenement in a black ghetto is befriended by a neighborhood boy, and the two of them form a mutually beneficial relationship: he provides her companionship and protection, and she becomes the mother he never had.
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Movie Details
Release Date
March 5, 1980
Runtime
1h 45m
Rating
8.0 / 10
Votes
5
Budget
Not available
Revenue
Not available
Status
Released
Popularity
1.1
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Ernest Harden Jr.
B.T. Williamson
Eileen Heckart
Three Bag Lady
Virginia Capers
Gorilla Sydney
Anne Ramsey
Heavy Charm
Lurene Tuttle
Mrs. McIntyre
Tony Burton
Black Fighter
Peg Shirley
Judge Alice Quentin
Ernie Hudson
Counsellor
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Dan Mason
Father Gannon
Vincent Schiavelli
Medic
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Cheryl Harvey
Probation Woman
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