Buck and the Preacher

Buck and the Preacher is a 1972 American Western film released by Columbia Pictures, written by Ernest Kinoy and directed by Sidney Poitier. Poitier also stars in the film alongside Harry Belafonte and Ruby Dee.

Buck and the Preacher
Film Poster
Directed bySidney Poitier
Written byErnest Kinoy
Produced byJoel Gilckman
StarringSidney Poitier
Harry Belafonte
Ruby Dee
Cameron Mitchell
CinematographyAlex Phillips Jr.
Edited byPembroke J. Herring
Music byBenny Carter
Production
companies
E & R Productions
Belafonte Enterprises
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release dates
  • March 1972 (1972-03) (London)
  • April 1972 (1972-04) (Detroit)
Running time
102 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

This is the first film Sidney Poitier directed. Vincent Canby of The New York Times said Poitier "showed a talent for easy, unguarded, rambunctious humor missing from his more stately movies".

This film broke Hollywood Western traditions by casting black actors as central characters and portraying both tension and solidarity between African Americans and Native Americans in the late 19th century. The notable blues musicians Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee, and Don Frank Brooks performed in the film's soundtrack, composed by jazz great Benny Carter.

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