“The story that shocked the country.”
In 1940s Chicago, a young black man takes a job as a chauffeur to a white family, which takes a turn for the worse when he accidentally kills the teenage daughter of the couple and then tries to cover it up.
Director: Jerrold Freedman
Budget
$2M
Revenue
$1M
Victor Love
Bigger Thomas
Matt Dillon
Jan
Elizabeth McGovern
Mary Dalton
Geraldine Page
Peggy
Oprah Winfrey
Mrs. Thomas
Akosua Busia
Bessie
Carroll Baker
Mrs. Dalton
John McMartin
Mr. Dalton