Buck and the Preacher [Blu-ray] [Criterion Collection]

Director: Sidney Poitier, Joseph Sargent Sidney Poitier

Overview

Sidney Poitier makes his directorial debut with the 1972 Western Buck and the Preacher, set during the end of the Civil War. Poitier stars as Buck, an ex-Army soldier who is scouting sites for the former slaves that want to settle out West. The villainous Deshay (Cameron Mitchell) rounds up his gang to try to stop Buck because he wants to keep the slaves working down in Louisiana. Buck meets up with the Preacher (Poitier's real-life good friend Harry Belafonte), who is really a con man in disguise. Although they don't get along at first, they eventually team up against Deshay and his murderous gang of outlaws. Also starring Ruby Dee. Jazz bandleader Benny Carter composed the soundtrack.

Product Details

Release Date:	08/23/2022
UPC:	0715515275415
Original Release:	1972
Source:	Criterion Collection
Language:	English
Time:	1:43:00
Sales rank:	763

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Sidney Poitier	Buck
Harry Belafonte	Preacher
Ruby Dee	Ruth
Cameron Mitchell	Deshay
Denny Miller	Floyd
Nita Talbot	Madam Esther
Tony Brubaker	Headman
James McEachin	Kingston
Clarence Muse	Cudjo
Lynn Hamilton	Sarah
Doug Johnson	Sam,Man Who Is Shot
Errol John	Joshua
Ken Maynard	Little Henry
Pamela Jones	Delilah
Drake Walker	Elder
Dennis Hines	Little Toby
Fred Waugh	Mizoo
Bill Shannon	Tom
Phil Adams	Frank
Walter Scott	Earl,Express Agent
Enrique Lucero	Indian Chief
Julie Robinson	Sinsie
Jose Carlos Ruiz	Brave
Jerry Gatlin	Deputy
Shirleena Manchur	Actor
John Howard	George
John Kennedy	Bank Teller
John Kelly	Sheriff
Benny Carter	Composer
Douglas Lackey	Composer

Technical Credits

Ernest Kinoy

Drake Walker

Sidney Poitier	Director
Joel Glickman	Producer
Leon Ortega	Special Effects
Joseph Sargent	Director
Ernest Kinoy	Screenwriter
Drake Walker	Screenwriter
Tom Overton	Sound Effects
Richard Portman	Sound Effects
Harry Belafonte	Producer