Claudine (film)

Claudine
Original theatrical poster.
Directed byJohn Berry
Written byLester Pine
Tina Pine
Produced byHannah Weinstein
StarringDiahann Carroll
James Earl Jones
CinematographyGayne Rescher
Edited byLouis San Andres
Music byCurtis Mayfield
Production
company
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • April 22, 1974 (1974-04-22)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1.1 million[citation needed]
Box office$6 million

Claudine is a 1974 American romantic comedy-drama film, directed by John Berry. Claudine was written by Lester Pine and Tina Pine, produced by Third World Cinema, and distributed by 20th Century Fox, starring James Earl Jones, Diahann Carroll, and Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs.[1] The film was released on April 22, 1974, grossing about $6 million, a modest hit for the times. It was praised for showing a new dimension in black cinema during the height of blaxploitation.[2]

  1. ^ "Claudine". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
  2. ^ The Numbers: Box Office Data, Movie Stars, Idle Speculation [1] online retrieved February 16, 2010