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63% Critic Match
Buck and the Preacher
“The fight was against the raiders... but the feud was between themselves!”
6.3 / 10• 1972• 1h 42m•PG• English
Western
Storyline
A wagon master and a con-man preacher help freed slaves dogged by cheap-labor agents out West.
Cast & Crew
Sidney Poitier
Buck
Lead
Harry Belafonte
Preacher
Ruby Dee
Ruth
Cameron Mitchell
Deshay
Denny Miller
Floyd
Nita Talbot
Madam Esther
JK
John Kelly
Sheriff
Tony Brubaker
Headman
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Sidney Poitier's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Buck and the Preacher is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
