Overview
In 1935, 99-year-old former slave Shadrach asks to be buried on the soil where he was born to slavery, and that land is owned by the large Dabney family, consisting of Vernon, Trixie and their seven children, and to bury a black man on that land is a violation of strict Virginia law.
Fun facts
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Box office
Grossed $20.2K worldwide
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Filming locations
Filmed in North Carolina
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Setting
Set in Virginia
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Music
Music by Van Dyke Parks
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Cinematography
Cinematography by John Hora
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Susanna StyronWriter
- Bridget TerryWriter
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- September 23, 1998
- Original language
- English
- Revenue
- $20.2K
- Countries
- United States of America
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In the United States
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Cast
Harvey KeitelVernon
Andie MacDowellTrixie
Martin SheenNarrator (voice)- John Franklin SawyerShadrach
Scott TerraPaul- Ginnie RandallVirginia
Darrell LarsonFather
Deborah HedwallMother- Daniel TreatLittle Mole
Jonathan Parks JordanMiddle Mole
Erin UnderwoodLucinda
Muse WatsonCaptain- Alice RogersCloris
Monica HewesEdmonia
Michael RuffSmut- Doug ChanceyDock Worker
Edward BunkerJoe Thorton
Richard K. OlsenSeddon Washington- Walter HandPreacher
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