Brother John

Aug 15, 1971

1h 35m

★ 6.2

Brother John just blew into town...and the town is about to blow apart!

Overview

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

Genres

Drama

Science Fiction

Production Companies

E&R

Columbia Pictures

Brother John Trailers

Cast

John Kane

Sidney Poitier

Doc Thomas

Will Geer

Lloyd Thomas

Bradford Dillman

Louisa MacGill

Beverly Todd

Orly Ball

Ramon Bieri

George

Warren J. Kemmerling

Charley Gray

Lincoln Kilpatrick

Rev. MacGill

P. Jay Sidney

Frank

Richard Ward

Henry Birkardt

Paul Winfield

Miss Nettie

Zara Cully

Cleve

Michael Bell

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