Independence Day

Story

Synopsis

In this drama that was a UCLA student thesis expanded to feature length, two African-Americans come from Tennessee to Los Angeles. The man will not marry the woman as he has just been released from prison and cannot commit himself. He ends up working in a factory, while she gets a job as a maid. The two split up after he gets involved in a strike. She goes to school but ends up laid off from a good paying job. Later the two meet again. Both are surprised by the great changes in their lives since they have been apart.

Director

Bobby Roth

Writers

Bobby Roth

Language

English

Country

United States of America

Release date

10 November 1976

Ensemble

Cast

• Mel Rosier

  Fred Parker

• Gammy Burdett

  Delores Cherry

• Michelle Davison

  Helen

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  Henry G. Sanders

  Charles