Brother John

August. 15,1971 PG

Rating：

6.4

Genre：

Drama Science Fiction

Keywords：

Racism Police Corruption Southern Usa

Trailer Synopsis Cast

An enigmatic man (Sidney Poitier) returns to his Alabama hometown as his sister is dying of cancer and incites the suspicion of notable town officials.

Sidney Poitier as John Kane

Will Geer as Doc Thomas

Bradford Dillman as Lloyd Thomas

Beverly Todd as Louisa MacGill

Ramon Bieri as Orly Ball

Warren J. Kemmerling as George

Lincoln Kilpatrick as Charley Gray

Richard Ward as Frank

Paul Winfield as Henry Birkardt

Zara Cully as Miss Nettie

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