Cindy (film)

Cindy
Directed by	William A. Graham
Produced by	James L. Brooks Stan Daniels David Davis Ed. Weinberger
Written by	James L. Brooks Stan Daniels David Davis Ed. Weinberger
Starring	Charlayne Woodard Mae Mercer Nell Carter Alaina Reed Hall Scoey Mitchell Clifton Davis
Music by	Stan Daniels
Cinematography	Larry Boelens
Edited by	Vince Humphrey Kenneth R. Koch
Production company	John-Charles-Walters Productions
Distributed by	Paramount Television
Release dates	March 24, 1978 (1978-03-24)
Running time	98 min
Country	United States
Language	English

Cindy is a 1978 American musical television film that features an entirely African-American cast. Directed by William A. Graham, the film is an urbanized retelling of Cinderella.

Plot

After World War II, Cindy (Woodard) has moved from the south to live in Harlem with her newly blended family. She finds herself constantly abused by her stepmother and stepsisters. Her father (Mitchell) provides some comfort but cannot prevent the abuse entirely. One night, she meets Captain Joe Prince (Davis) and is swept off her feet. Soon after, a romance ensues.

Cast

Charlayne Woodard…..Cindy
Mae Mercer…..Sara Hayes
Nell Carter…..Olive
Alaina Reed Hall…..Venus
Scoey Mitchell…..Cindy’s father
Clifton Davis…..Captain Joe Prince
W. Benson Terry…..Miles Archer

Awards and nominations

Emmy Award

1978: Nominated, “Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design for Music-Variety” – Sandra Stewart

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Films directed by William A. Graham

Waterhole No. 3 (1967)
Submarine X-1 (1969)
Change of Habit (1969)
Honky (1971)
Cry for Me, Billy (1972)
Where the Lilies Bloom (1974)
Together Brothers (1974)
Trapped Beneath the Sea (1974)
21 Hours at Munich (1976)
The Amazing Howard Hughes (1977)
Contract on Cherry Street (1977)
Cindy (1978)
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (1980)
Harry Tracy, Desperado (1982)
Calendar Girl Murders (1984)
Street of Dreams (1988)
Billy the Kid (1989)
Return to the Blue Lagoon (1991)
Bed of Lies (1992)
A Friend to Die For (1994)
The Man Who Captured Eichmann (1996)
Dying to Belong (1997)
Sleeping with the Devil (1997)
The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer (1999)

Cinderella (1697)

Characters	Buttons Cinderella Ugly sisters Fairy godmother Wicked stepmother Prince Charming

Films	Cinderella (1899) Cinderella or the Glass Slipper (1912) Cinderella (1914) Ella Cinders (1926) The Cookie Carnival (1935) The Magic Shoes (1935) First Love (1939) Cinderella (1947) Sepia Cinderella (1947) Cinderella (1950) The Glass Slipper (1955) Cinderfella (1960) Stop! Look! and Laugh (1960) More Than a Miracle (1967) Tři oříšky pro Popelku (1973) The Slipper and the Rose (1976) Cinderella (1979) Maid to Order (1987) Cinderella (1994) Ever After (1998) A Cinderella Story (2004) Ella Enchanted (2004) Cinderella (2006) Elle: A Modern Cinderella Tale (2010) Cinderella (2015)

Animation	Cinderella Blues (1931) Poor Cinderella (1934) Cinderella Meets Fella (1938) Swing Shift Cinderella (1945) Cinderella (1950) Señorella and the Glass Huarache (1964) Cinderella (1979) The Tender Tale of Cinderella Penguin (1981) The Magic Riddle (1991) Happily N'Ever After (2007) Year of the Fish (2008)

Sequels	Princess Cinderella (1941) Cinderella II: Dreams Come True (2002) Cinderella III: A Twist in Time (2007) Another Cinderella Story (2008) A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song (2011)

Television	Hey, Cinderella! (1968) Cindy (1978) Cinderella Monogatari (1996) Cinderella (1997) CinderElmo (1999) Cinderella (2000) La Cenicienta (2003 Spanish) Bawang Merah Bawang Putih (2004 Indonesia-Malaysia-Hawaiian) Floricienta (2004) Floribella (2005 Brazil) Floribella (2006 Portugal) Grazilda (2010 Filipino-Tagalog-English) Rags (2012) Aik Nayee Cinderella (2012 Pakistani)

Literary adaptations	Ash (2009) Bella at Midnight (2006) Celestina (1791) Chinese Cinderella (1999 English-Chinese-Bangla) Cinder (2012) Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper (1954) The Coachman Rat (1989) Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister (1999) Ella Enchanted (1997) The Fairy Godmother (2004) I Was a Rat! or The Scarlet Slippers (1999) Just Ella (1999) Nine Coaches Waiting (1958) Phoenix and Ashes (2004) Princess of Glass (2010) Witches Abroad (1991)

Opera	Cendrillon (1810 Isouard) La Cenerentola (1817 Rossini) Cendrillon (1899 Massenet) Cendrillon (1904 Viardot) La Cenicienta (1966 Hen)

Ballet	Cinderella (1893 Fitinhof-Schell) Aschenbrödel (1900 Strauss-Bayer) Cinderella (1945 Prokofiev) Cinderella (1948 Ashton)

Musicals	Cinderella and the Prince, or The Castle of Heart's Desire (1904) Stubborn Cinderella (1909) Mr. Cinders (1929) Cinderella (1957) Cindy (1964) The Penny Friend (1966) The Slipper and the Rose (1984) Soho Cinders (2008) Cinderella (2013)

Plays	A Kiss for Cinderella (1916) Hobson's Choice (1916)

Comics	Cinderella: From Fabletown with Love Cinderalla

Songs	"Spread a Little Happiness" (1929) "Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo" (1948) "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes" (1950) "Cinderella" (1987) "Hey Cinderella" (1993) "It's Midnight Cinderella" (1996) "Cinderella" (2001) "Cinderella" (2002) "Cinderella" (2003) "Stealing Cinderella" (2007) "Cinderella" (2007) "C\C (Cinderella\Complex)" (2008)

Albums	A Cinderella Story (2004 soundtrack) Disney's Princess Favorites (2002)

Sociology	Cinderella complex Cinderella effect The Cinderella Movement

Commercials	A Coach for Cinderella A Ride for Cinderella

Adult	Cinder Ellen up too Late Cinderella (1977) Naughty Cinderella

National variation	Bawang Merah Bawang Putih (Malay and Indonesian) Beauty and Pock Face (Chinese) Chūjō-hime (Japanese) Fair, Brown and Trembling (Irish) Finette Cendron (French) The Green Knight (Danish) Katie Woodencloak (Norwegian) Ochikubo Monogatari (Japanese) "Rhodopis" (Greek) Rushen Coatie (Scottish) The Sharp Grey Sheep (Scottish) The Story of Tam and Cam (Vietnamese) Sumiyoshi Monogatari (Japanese) The True Bride (German) The Wonderful Birch (Russian) Ye Xian (Chinese)

Games	Cinderella's Castle Designer Cinders

Related	Catskin Into the Woods Into the Woods (2014 film) A Kiss for Cinderella (1925 film) Politically Correct Bedtime Stories Disney's characters Stop! Look! and Laugh Waltz Suite Black Cinderella Two Goes East Cinderella's Sister Cinderella (sports) Lying to Be Perfect Cinderella's Eyes (2011)

Cindy (film)

Plot

Cast

Awards and nominations

See also

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