Cindy

Cindy

Cindy

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Cindy

1978

1h 38m

7.0(6 votes)

Music

Drama

TV Movie

Overview

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.

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Paramount Television

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Charlayne Woodard

Charlayne Woodard

Cindy

Scoey Mitchell

Father

Mae Mercer

Mae Mercer

Sara Hayes

Nell Carter

Nell Carter

Olive

Alaina Reed Hall

Alaina Reed Hall

Venus

Cleavant Derricks

Cleavant Derricks

Michael Simpson

Clifton Davis

Clifton Davis

Captain Joe Prince

W. Benson Terry

Miles Archer

John Hancock

John Hancock

Wilcox

Richard Stahl

Richard Stahl

Recruiter

Creative team

Directed by: William A. Graham
Written by: James L. Brooks
Stan Daniels
Produced by: James L. Brooks
Stan Daniels

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