Ossie Davis Movies

Inspired by a true story, this drama is set in 1965, not long after passage of the Civil Rights Act. Despite the Act, the African-American citizens...

An American musician working in Nigeria becomes involved with a patriot hunted by a mercenary in Africa.

A short documentary about the making of Spike Lee's biopic, "Malcolm X."

The comedic play tells the story of a Black preacher’s scheme to reclaim his inheritance and win back his church from a plantation owner.

Comedy about a couple of interns in a hospital named 'The House of God'.

Famous actors read testimonies from people close to Lincoln about him and his actions during the Civil War.

James Earl Jones narrates this fascinating and moving documentary about the life of the assassinated black leader through various sources.

Zachariah, makes a few mistakes and it is decided that he is to live as a human being for thirty days. Mordecai is his supervisor. Rebecca's husband...

Ray investigates the murder of a judge.

When the Civil War ended in 1865, more than four million slaves were set free. Over 70 years later, the memories of some 2,000 slave-era survivors...

Ray investigates the murder of a psychiatrist.

Karen Garrett, a promising young doctor, is assigned to perform a difficult operation on Teach, an advanced android who has never "blanked" (had his...

When a police department's burglary task force is facing the possibility of being shut down because of their low conviction rate decides to try a new...

A famous jazz trumpeter finds himself unable to cope with the problems of everyday life.

A short about American life and history produced for the millennium New Year's Eve celebration.

An interview/overview on the influential careers of Gordon Parks, Ossie Davis, and Melvin Van Peebles.

This anthology telefilm aired on NBC on November 8, 1969, and tells three strange tales: "The Cemetery," directed by Boris Sagal; "Eyes," directed by...

A black soldier comes home to Harlem after a tour in Vietnam and discovers that his wife had become a heroin addict and died of an overdose....

"The Fall" depicts certain scenes in New York City between October 1967 and March 1968, shot by the independent filmmaker, Peter Whitehead. It is a...

A rape case opens racial divisions in a small town. A black sheriff and his white deputy investigate allegations that a wealthy white businessman...