John Henry (1986, TV Movie)

Starring:

• Danny Glover
• Lynn Whitfield
• Tom Hulce
• Lou Rawls
• Julian Christopher
• Barry Corbin
• Thelma Houston
• E'Lon Cox
• David Donham
• Jadili Johnson
• Christopher Burton
• Rick Reynolds
• Lemoria English

Storyline

"On the night John Henry was born, lightning bolts shaped like nine-pound hammers filled the sky," and from that day on, John Henry was known as the extraordinary boy who became an extraordinary man. Acclaimed film actor Danny Glover stars as John Henry, the American folk hero who became the famous steel-driving man of American folklore and song.