Native Son (1951)
Native Son is a book-based movie adapted from "Native Son" by Richard Wright, Richard Wright - undifferentiated, Richard Wright. This Drama film is a direct adaptation, and its release date is June 16, 1951.
The Source Material
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Overview
—The New Yorker When it was first published in 1940, Native Son established Richard Wright as a literary star. In the decades since, Wright's masterpiece—hailed by Newsweek as "a novel of tremendous power and beauty"—has become a revered classic that remains…
About The Movie
Description
In 1940s Chicago, a young black man takes a job as a chauffeur to a white family, which takes a turn for the worse when he accidentally kills the teenage daughter of the couple and then tries to cover it up.
Details
- Title
- Native Son
- Original Title
- Native Son
- Original Language
- EN
- Genres
- Drama
- US Limited Theatrical
- June 16, 1951 · Rated NR
- US Limited Theatrical Note
- New York City, New York