Black Nativity (film)

Black Nativity
Theatrical release poster
Directed byKasi Lemmons
Screenplay byKasi Lemmons
Based onBlack Nativity
by Langston Hughes
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyAnastas N. Michos
Edited byTerilyn A. Shropshire
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed byFox Searchlight Pictures
Release date
  • November 27, 2013 (2013-11-27)
Running time
93 minutes[2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$17.5 million[3]
Box office$7.5 million[3]

Black Nativity is a 2013 American musical drama film written and directed by Kasi Lemmons, based on Langston Hughes' 1961 play of the same name. The film stars an ensemble cast, featuring Forest Whitaker, Angela Bassett, Tyrese Gibson, Jennifer Hudson, Mary J. Blige, Jacob Latimore, Vondie Curtis-Hall, and rapper Nas. It was released in the United States on November 27, 2013, by Fox Searchlight Pictures.

  1. ^ a b c d "Black Nativity (2013)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  2. ^ "BLACK NATIVITY (PG)". British Board of Film Classification. November 7, 2013. Retrieved November 8, 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Black Nativity". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved April 3, 2014.