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A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
5.9(11)19771h 47m
A troubled boy becomes addicted to heroin, and his mother and foster father help him fight it.
- Director
- Ralph Nelson
- Writers
- Alice Childress
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Cast
Cicely Tyson
Sweets
Paul Winfield
Butler
Larry B. Scott
Benjie
Helen Martin
Mrs. Bell
Glynn Turman
Nigeria
David Groh
Cohen
Kevin Hooks
Tiger
Kenneth Green
Jimmy Lee
Harold Sylvester
Doctor
Erin Blunt
Carwell
Arthur French
Security Guard
Bill Cobbs
Bartender
Sheila Wills
Admissions Clerk
Arnold Johnson
Patient
Barbara Alston
Girl Friend
Keny Long
Male Nurse
Hartwell Sims
Minister
Claire Brennen
Social Worker
Crew
Directing
- Ralph NelsonDirector
Writing
- Alice ChildressNovel
- Alice ChildressScreenplay
Production
- Jack G. RobertsCasting
- Robert B. RadnitzProducer
Camera
- Frank StanleyDirector of Photography
Editing
- Fred A. ChulackEditor
Sound
- Tom McIntoshOriginal Music Composer
Art
- Cheryal KearneySet Decoration
Costume & Make-Up
- Janice D. BrandowHairstylist