A House Divided (2000)
In the aftermath of the terrible Civil War which has devastated the South, Amanda America Dixon returns home to find she has become the sole heir to a vast cotton plantation. But the dreadful secret which has blighted her life threatens to deprive her of the birthright which her beloved father David had struggled for so long to create. Raised by her father and grandmother to be the perfect white Southern Belle, Amanda's true mother was a black slave Julia. Confronted with the forces of greed and bigotry, Amanda has to face not only the hatred of a racist world, but the complex truth of a family whose lives have been built on a lie.
Director:
John Kent Harrison
Writer:
Paris Qualles
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Sam Waterston as David Dickson |
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Jennifer Beals as Amanda Dickson |
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LisaGay Hamilton as Julia |
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Tim Daly as Charles Dubose |
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Shirley Douglas as Elizabeth Dickson |
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Sean McCann as Rutherford |
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Ron White as Henry Dickson |
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Colin Fox as Doctor Lovick |
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Adrian Hough as Lt. Brooks |
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Alison Sealy-Smith as Ruth |
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Gerard Parkes as Judge Stevens |
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Dara Perlmutter as Amanda (age 10) |
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Kayla Perlmutter as Amanda (age 5) |
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Omar McIntosh as Young Boy |
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Troy Seivwright-Adams as Silvester |
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Karen Kennedy as Matron |
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Craig Eldridge as Judge Cottner |
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Ron Payne as Jury Foreman |
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Barry Stillwell as Court Clerk |
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Paul Essiembre as Hotel Clerk |
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Joey Naber as |
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Johann Benét as Joshua (uncredited) |
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Matt Granger as Henry's Son (uncredited) |
| Writing | Kent Anderson Leslie | Novel |
| Camera | Kees Van Oostrum | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Henk van Eeghen | Editor |
| Crew | Alison Reid | Stunt Coordinator |
| Directing | John Kent Harrison | Director |
| Writing | Paris Qualles | Screenplay |