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Product Details
Synopsis: Action-packed Western about a scout (Sidney Poitier) and a con man (Harry Belafonte) who team up toprotect the Exodusters: ex-slaves who traveled across the West after the Civil War. Directed by Poitier. Music by jazz great Benny Carter.
Starring: Sidney Poitier, Harry Belafonte
Supporting actors: Ruby Dee, Cameron Mitchell, Denny Miller, Nita Talbot, John Kelly, Tony Brubaker, Bobby Johnson, James McEachin, Clarence Muse, Lynn Hamilton, Doug Johnson, Errol John, Kenneth Menard, Pamela Jones, Drake Walker, Dennis Hines, Fred M. Waugh, Bill Shannon, Phil Adams, Walter Scott
Directed by: Sidney Poitier, Joseph Sargent
Genre: Western
Runtime: 1 hour 44 minutes
Release year: 1972
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
ASIN: B001GLUTD0
Amazon.com Sales Rank: #31,548 in Amazon Video On Demand (See Bestsellers in Amazon Video On Demand)
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Purchase rights: No time limits. Play online and download to 2 locations. Details
Compatible with: Mac and PC online viewing, Windows PC download, TiVo DVRs, Sony BRAVIA Internet Video Link, Roku player, compatible portable video devices. System requirements
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Buck and the Preacher DVD ~ Harry Belafonte

4.7 out of 5 stars (12) $22.49
Theatrical Release Information
  • US Theatrical Release Date: January 01, 1972
  • Production Company: Belafonte Enterprises, Columbia Pictures Corporation, E & R Productions Corp.
  • Filming Locations: Durango, Mexico | Kenya
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Film, July 31, 2004
This review is from: Buck and the Preacher (DVD)
Sidney Poitier went full strength behind the scenes as a Director in this Film classic that dealt with alot of Issues.It showcased the Black West which hasn't gotten enough mainstream shine. mario Van peoples made a little noise with "Posse" but on a whole this element of Black Life hasn't gotten it's full shine in the Mainstream.Poitier&Belafonte truly have strong chemistry here. a must see film.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Brought The Black West to Life Before Posse, October 25, 2002
By rodog63jr (bronx, N.Y.C. N.Y. USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Buck & The Preacher [VHS] (VHS Tape)
While I liked Posse, This was the film that brought the Black West to a wider audience. Sidney Poitier as Buck is exciting and Harry Belafonte and Cicely Tyson give him a big helping hand.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Yahoo! Great shoot-em up fun!, October 17, 2002
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This review is from: Buck & The Preacher [VHS] (VHS Tape)
Looking for fast, shoot-em up fun with a little morality tale attached..this is it! Sidney Poitier is terrific as Buck, the former slave now gun slinger who helps newly freed slaves to homestead out west and guards them night riders trying to bring them back to a dying, post civil war south. Belefonte is charming as the Preacher who gives the good word as well as sling a colt .45. Don't miss Belefonte's terrific "fornication" speech scene. It's topped off with a stellar supporting cast including Ruby Dee as Buck's wife. This movie would be great fun to watch back to back with Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid just to compare the relationships between the four characters. So sorry this movie is hard to find. It's great fun, especially for western fans. Happy watching!
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4.0 out of 5 stars "What happened? Somebody close the back door?"
In 1972, thick in an era of blaxploitation films, with BUCK AND THE PREACHER, Sidney Poitier went another route and did another western (some six years after Duel at Diablo). Read more
Published 19 days ago by H. Bala

5.0 out of 5 stars Buck and the Preacher
Sydney at his best! Harry was never as great as he was in this role! love it! love it! love It!
Published 1 month ago by Calvin Alexander III

4.0 out of 5 stars My second western in 25 years
I just finished this. It went out with a total shooting ending. I took a vow forty years ago to not watch shooting on screen, so here I am .... Read more
Published 3 months ago by a gentle sound

5.0 out of 5 stars Buck & the Preacher
Quick fast delivery. product arrived in excellent condition.
Movie is excellent, have seen it numerous times, just wanted for my collection.
Published 7 months ago by Sweetalin

5.0 out of 5 stars Loved It More Now than when I was a Kid
I don't have a lot to say about this movie other than it was a perfect way to spend a lazy Saturday afternoon. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Joel McIver/author

4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty Good Western From A Different Angle
This is a western coming from a very different perspective. It is good, but still a little slow at times. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Dr. Tumbleweed

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply Superb.
Excellent flick! Holds your interest from start to finish.

Harry Bellefonte and Sidney Portier have the chemistry to make this movie really work! Read more
Published on July 3, 2005 by Stinger51

5.0 out of 5 stars Reconstruction.... Western style!
Although I originally viewed this film as a child and viewed it then just as a comedic western I have in more later years come to know and understand this story as just one of the... Read more
Published on March 20, 2001 by John K. Reed

4.0 out of 5 stars The struggle for a fair life.............
I thought that this movie should have been a little longer. Actually I wished that it had been a little longer. Read more
Published on June 12, 2000

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