Black Joy
Cast & Crew
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Anthony Simmons
Director
Norman Beaton
Dave King
Trevor Thomas
Benjamin Jones
Floella Benjamin
Miriam
Dawn Hope
Saffra
Oscar James
Jomo
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Comedy
Drama
Release Date
1978
Production Company
National Film Finance Corporation
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 49m
Synopsis
Director
Anthony Simmons
Director
Cast
Norman Beaton
Dave King
Trevor Thomas
Benjamin Jones
Floella Benjamin
Miriam
Dawn Hope
Saffra
Oscar James
Jomo
Paul Medford
Devon
Shango Baku
Raastaman
Azad Ali
Indian Official
Charles Pemberton
White Official
Vivian Stanshall
Warden
Kevin O'shea
Cynthia Powell
Prossie
T Bone Wilson
Shark
Jeillo Edwards
Auntie
Jimmy Rand
Bus Conductor
Ludmilla Nova
Sally
Jason Rose
Dude
Barbara Keogh
Prostitute
David Ryall
Butcher
Patrick Durbin
Irish Paddy
Eddie Tagoe
African Dustman
Stefan Kalipha
Sharp Eddie
Geoffrey Kenion
Hotel Clerk
Forbes Collins
1st Immigration Officer
Malcolm Hayes
2nd Immigration Officer
Vernon Nesbeth
Airport Porter
T-bone Wilson
Oscar James
Crew
Jamal Ali
Screenwriter
Jamal Ali
Other
Burt Bacharach
Music ("I Say A Little Prayer")
Tom Bell
Song ("Rubberband Man")
Howard Blaikley
Song ("That'S The Way (I Like It)")
Martin Campbell
Producer
Jill Carpenter
Makeup
Harry Wayne Casey
Song ("Rock Your Baby")
Rudy Clark
Song ("It'S In His Kiss")
Linda Creed
Song ("Rubberband Man")
Bob Crewe
Song ("Lady Marmalade")
Hal David
Lyrics ("I Say A Little Prayer")
Scott Davis
Song ("In The Ghetto")
Manu Dibango
Song Performer ("Dangwa" "Wild Man")
Aretha Franklin
Song Performer ("I Say A Little Prayer")
Bill Frederick
Song Performer ("Love With You")
Kenneth Gamble
Song ("Me And Mrs Jones" "Don'T Leave Me This Way" "Darlin Darlin" "When Will I See You Again")
C Gilbert
Song ("Me And Mrs Jones" "Don'T Leave Me This Way")
Jimmy Helms
Song Performer ("Black Joy")
Frederick Hibbert
Song Performer ("Reggae Got Soul")
S Hibbert
Song ("Reggae Got Soul")
Denis Holt
Associate Producer
Leon Huff
Song ("Me And Mrs Jones" "Don'T Leave Me This Way" "Darlin Darlin" "When Will I See You Again")
Dushko Indjic
Sound Recording
David John
Sound Recording
Elliott Kastner
Producer
King
Song ("Livin' On The Dole")
Ben E. King
Song Performer ("Stand By Me")
Ben E. King
Song
Gladys Knight
Song Performer ("Midnight Train To Georgia")
Michel Legrand
Song ("Summer Of '42")
Jerry Leiber
Song ("Stand By Me")
Linda Lewis
Song Performer ("It'S In His Kiss")
Barry Mann
Song ("Saturday Night At The Movies")
Gordon K. Mccallum
Sound Rerecording
George Mccrae
Song Performer ("Rock Your Baby")
Philip Meheux
Director Of Photography
Arnon Milchan
Producer
Junior Murvin
Song Performer ("Grumblin' Dub")
Johnny Nash
Song Performer ("Tears On My Pillow")
Harry Nesbitt
Song ("Tears On My Pillow")
Max Nesbitt
Song ("Tears On My Pillow")
Terry Tom Noble
Editor
Kenny Nolan
Song ("Lady Marmalade")
Danny O'donovan
Executive Producer
George Pappas
Executive Producer
Billy Paul
Song Performer ("Me And Mrs Jones")
Lee Perry
Song ("Police And Thieves")
Terry Poulton
Sound Editor
Jimmy Reed
Song ("Shame Shame Shame")
Lou Reizner
Song ("Dance With Me")
Lou Reizner
Music Director
Brian Savegar
Art Direction
Anthony Simmons
Screenwriter
Shawn Slovo
Creative Executive
Jerry Smith
Costumes
Mike Stoller
Song ("Stand By Me")
Lee Vanderbilt
Songs ("Black Joy" "Lonely I")
Lee Vanderbilt
Song Performer ("Lonely I")
Cynthia Weil
Song ("Saturday Night At The Movies")
Pixie Weir
Costumes
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Comedy
Drama
Release Date
1978
Production Company
National Film Finance Corporation
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 49m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Winter January 1, 1978
Released in United States Winter January 1, 1978
