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Cindy

Cindy (1978)

1h 38m | PG-13

⭐ 4.5 / 10

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.

Director: William A. Graham

Studio: John-Charles-Walters Productions

Genre: Music, Drama, TV Movie

Video: 720p

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Cast

Charlayne Woodard

Charlayne Woodard

as Cindy

Scoey Mitchell

Scoey Mitchell

as Father

Mae Mercer

Mae Mercer

as Sara Hayes

Nell Carter

Nell Carter

as Olive

Alaina Reed Hall

Alaina Reed Hall

as Venus

Cleavant Derricks

Cleavant Derricks

as Michael Simpson