A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
1977, English. Directed by Ralph Nelson.
A troubled boy becomes addicted to heroin, and his mother and foster father help him fight it.
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 14 December 1977
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Alice Childress
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Who directed A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich?
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich (1977) was directed by Ralph Nelson and stars Cicely Tyson, Paul Winfield, Larry B. Scott.