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The Liberation of L.B. Jones
FRANCE · 1970

The Liberation of L.B. Jones

William Wyler
racial tension infidelity police corruption African American experience small-town prejudice
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Synopsis

A successful African American businessman has a quarrel with a white policeman, suspecting that he is having an affair with his wife. The policeman's colleagues are seeking to avoid publicity.

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