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Cindy (1978)

Movie
Audience Score
45
Cindy
NR 1 hr 38 minMar 24th, 1978Music, Drama, TV Movie
A revisionist twist on Cinderella with an all-black cast and set in Harlem during WWII. Cindy is a country bumpkin who moves from South Carolina to live with her father and his new family. When her stepmother and two stepsisters refuse to take her to the Sugar Hill Ball, her draft-dodging, chauffeur neighbor whips up a little "magic" and at the ball she catches the eye of the richest man in Harlem.
StarringCharlayne WoodardScoey MitchellMae Mercer
DirectorWilliam A. Graham
WritersJames L. BrooksDavid DavisEd. Weinberger

Movie Details

Original Language:English
Production Companies:John-Charles-Walters Productions, Paramount Television
Movie Tags:
musical1940sharlem, new york cityinner cityretelling