A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich

A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich (1977)

February 3, 1978 (US)Drama1 hour and 47 minutes
59%
User score
Description

A troubled boy becomes addicted to heroin, and his mother and foster father help him fight it.

Ralph Nelson
Director
Alice Childress
Novel, Screenplay

Actors

Cicely Tyson
Cicely Tyson
Sweets
Paul Winfield
Paul Winfield
Butler
Larry B. Scott
Larry B. Scott
Benjie
Helen Martin
Helen Martin
Mrs. Bell
Glynn Turman
Glynn Turman
Nigeria
David Groh
David Groh
Cohen
Kevin Hooks
Kevin Hooks
Tiger
Kenneth Green
Kenneth Green
Jimmy Lee
Harold Sylvester
Harold Sylvester
Doctor
Erin Blunt
Erin Blunt
Carwell
Status

Released

Original language

English

Budget

—

Revenue

—

Keywords
sacrificeheroinhopeghettodrugsfamilyhardship