Native Son Resources

Native Son, a movie directed by Pierre Chenal. Though this film doesn’t have very good reviews, Richard Wright himself does star as Bigger Thomas.

Native Son a 1986 movie directed by Jerrold Freedman. This film didn’t get very good reviews either, but Matt Dillon plays Jan and Oprah acts as Bigger’s mother.

Richard Wright: Black Boy, a PBS production.

A photo of Richard Wright writing at his desk.

A poster of Richard Wright, including a big photo and biographical information.