A revisionist twist on Cinderella with an all-black cast and set in Harlem during WWII. Cindy is a country bumpkin who moves from South Carolina to live with her father and his new family. When her stepmother and two stepsisters refuse to take her to the Sugar Hill Ball, her draft-dodging, chauffeur neighbor whips up a little "magic" and at the ball she catches the eye of the richest man in Harlem.
Title | Cindy |
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Year | 1978 |
Genre | Music, Drama, TV Movie |
Country | United States of America |
Studio | John-Charles-Walters Productions, Paramount Television |
Cast | Charlayne Woodard, Scoey Mitchell, Mae Mercer, Nell Carter, Alaina Reed Hall, Cleavant Derricks |
Crew | Howard Roberts (Original Music Composer), Stan Daniels (Original Music Composer), Stan Daniels (Songs), Stan Daniels (Lyricist), William A. Graham (Director), James L. Brooks (Writer) |
Keyword | musical, inner city, retelling, harlem, new york city, 1940s |
Release | Mar 24, 1978 |
Runtime | 98 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 4.50 / 10 by 2 users |