---
title: 'Buck and the Preacher (1972)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Sidney Poitier'
released: '1972-03-17'
runtime_minutes: 102
genres:
  - 'Western'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/buck-and-the-preacher-1972'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068323/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Buck and the Preacher (1972)

1972 · 102 min · Western · United States


## Synopsis

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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Sidney Poitier](https://cinepixo.com/people/sidney-poitier)
- **Screenplay:** [Ernest Kinoy](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernest-kinoy)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Benny Carter](https://cinepixo.com/people/benny-carter)
- **Director of Photography:** [Alex Phillips Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/alex-phillips-jr)
- **Editor:** [Pembroke J. Herring](https://cinepixo.com/people/pembroke-j-herring)

## Cast

- [Enrique Lucero](https://cinepixo.com/people/enrique-lucero)
- [Ruby Dee](https://cinepixo.com/people/ruby-dee)
- [Errol John](https://cinepixo.com/people/errol-john)
- [James McEachin](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-mceachin)
- [Cameron Mitchell](https://cinepixo.com/people/cameron-mitchell)
- [Harry Belafonte](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-belafonte)
- [Clarence Muse](https://cinepixo.com/people/clarence-muse)
- [Nita Talbot](https://cinepixo.com/people/nita-talbot)
- [Sidney Poitier](https://cinepixo.com/people/sidney-poitier)
- [John Howard](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-howard)
- [John Dierkes](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-dierkes)

## Criticism on CinePixo

No reviews published yet.

Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/buck-and-the-preacher-1972
Film facts: Wikidata (Q4982971); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.