Claudine
(1974)

Director: John Berry

Key Cast : Diahann Carroll, James Earl Jones, Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs, Tamu, David Kruger, Eric Jones, Socorro Stephens, Adam Wade

Rating: PG

Genre(s): Drama, Romance, Comedy

Song Sample:
"Make Yours a Happy Home" from the Claudine movie soundtrack

This Top 100 Black Classic Movie is a romantic, heartwarming and funny family film. It was one of the few films made during the 1970s that wasn't considered a traditional blaxploitation movie.

Diahann Carroll plays Claudine, who is the mother of six children who tries to support herself and her family by working as a maid. One day she meets a charming garbage man named Roop (played by James Earl Jones). Although a romance develops between them, Roop is still unsure of the relationship because of his own trials in life. Will Claudine and Roop be able to somehow find a lifetime of love with each other?

∙  Claudine is one of the few African-American cast films made during the 1970s that was not a blaxploitation film.

∙  Curtis Mayfield wrote the music soundtrack.  Gladys Knight and the Pips perform all of the vocals on the soundtrack.

∙  Curtis Mayfield also composed the music soundtracks for these other Top 100 BlackClassicMovies.com films: Sparkle, A Piece of the Action and Superfly.

∙  The song “On and On” was a hit single for Gladys Knight and the Pips in 1974. Listen to part of the song "On and On."

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∙  Nominated for a 1974 Academy Award for Best Actress (Diahann Carroll)

∙  Nominated for three Golden Globe awards:  Best Actor (James Earl Jones), Best Actress (Diahann Carroll) and Best Original Song (Curtis Mayfield, For the song “On and On”)

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Claudine Movie Soundtrack
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