The Last Brickmaker in America
PG 2001 · 85 min · ★ 8.0 · Drama, TV Movie
A man must cope with the loss of his wife and the obsolescence of his job before finding redemption by becoming a role model to an equally lost 13-year-old.
Directed by Gregg Champion · Written by Richard Leder
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Sidney Poitier Henry Cobb -
Wendy Crewson Karen Potter -
Jay O. Sanders Mike Potter -
Mary Alice Dorothy Cobb -
Bernie Casey Lewis -
Cody Newton Danny Potter -
Piper Laurie Ruth Anne - D Duke Ernsberger Principal Robert Keenan
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Tom Nowicki Carl Douglass - M Mert Hatfield Bank Chairman Redden
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Terry Loughlin Dr. Hayward -
Rebecca Koon Ms. Abbott
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