Claudine (film)
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| Claudine | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | John Berry |
| Produced by | Hannah Weinstein |
| Written by | Lester Pine Tina Pine |
| Starring | Diahann Carroll James Earl Jones Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs |
| Music by | Curtis Mayfield |
| Cinematography | Gayne Rescher |
| Editing by | Louis San Andres |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
| Release date(s) | 1974 |
| Running time | 92 mins |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
Claudine is a 1974 film produced by Third World Films and released to theatres by 20th Century Fox. Starring Diahann Carroll, James Earl Jones, and Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Claudine was written by Lester Pine and Tina Pine, and directed by John Berry. It is noted for being one of the few mainstream films featuring a predominantly African-American cast that was not a blaxploitation film.
The film tells the story of Claudine Price, a single Black Harlem mother, living on welfare with six children, who finds love with a garbage collector, Rupert Marshall. The pair's relationship becomes complicated because of a number of factors. Among these are that the couple do not want to marry because they would not be able to support the children without welfare, and that the kids themselves, particularly eldest son Charles (Hilton-Jacobs), are apprehensive of Rupert, and believe that he will leave their mother just like her previous husbands and boyfriends.
Curtis Mayfield wrote and produced the film's score and soundtrack, the vocals for which are performed by Gladys Knight & the Pips. The Claudine soundtrack was released on the group's record label, Buddah Records, and the film's theme song, "On & On", was a #5 hit for Knight and the Pips on the Billboard Pop Singles Chart in 1974.
For her role in the film, Diahann Carroll was nominated for the Golden Globe award for Best Actress, and also nominated for the Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role. The movie was nominated for the Writers' Guild of America award for Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen
[edit] Cast
| Diahann Carroll | Claudine Price |
| James Earl Jones | Rupert "Roop" B. Marshall |
| Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs | Charles Price (as Lawrence Hilton-Jacques) |
| Tamu | Charlene Price |
| David Kruger | Paul Price |
| Yvette Curtis | Patrice Price |
| Eric Jones | Francis Price |
| Socorro Stephens | Lurlene Price |
| Adam Wade | Owen |
| Elisa Loti | Miss Kabak |
| Roxie Roker | Mrs. Winston |
[edit] See also
Claudine (album) - soundtrack album with songs performed by Gladys Knight & the Pips, written and produced by Curtis Mayfield
[edit] External link
- Claudine at the Internet Movie Database
