Queen (1993– )

A plantation owner's son falls in love with a slave named Easter and together they have a Mixed race daughter named Queen. As Queen grows up, she faces the struggle of trying to fit into ... See full summary »

Stars:

Christopher Allport, Ann-Margret, Bob Banks

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 4 wins & 9 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Christopher Allport	...	Union Officer
Ann-Margret	...	Sally Jackson
Bob Banks	...	Slave #1
Suzi Bass	...	Server
Halle Berry	...	Queen
Dan Biggers	...	George
Rus Blackwell	...	Redneck #1 (1993)
Lane Bradbury	...	(as Janette Lane Bradbury)
Leo Burmester	...	Henderson
Jerry Campbell	...	White Man #1
Patricia Clarkson	...	Lizzie
Frances Conroy	...	Mrs. Benson
Tim Daly	...	Col. James Jackson Jr.
Ossie Davis	...	Parson Dick
David Dwyer	...	Policeman

Storyline

A plantation owner's son falls in love with a slave named Easter and together they have a Mixed race daughter named Queen. As Queen grows up, she faces the struggle of trying to fit into the troubled world around her. She tries passing for white, but it leads to sorrow in post-Civil War America. Everywhere she goes, she faces obstacles and hardships while searching for happiness and a place to belong.

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Plot Keywords:

struggle | slave | passing for white | post civil war | plantation owner | 

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Taglines:

Discover The Roots Of A New Generation.

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 February 1993 (USA)

Also Known As:

Alex Haley's Queen

Filming Locations:

Boone Hall Plantation - 1235 Long Point Road, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Elliot Friedgen & Company, Warner Bros. Television, Wolper Organization, The

Technical Specs

Runtime:

282 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The fourth book published by Alex Haley, it would be the second title to be produced for television.

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Quotes

Queen: You my family! MY PEOPLE!
Sally Jackson: Queen, you must not think of us in that way.

User Reviews

From The Back Of The Box

There are two sides to every story, the saying goes. For Alex Haley, one side was ROOTS, the towering chronicle tracing seven generations of his mother's family. The other side comes to the screen in QUEEN, the remarkable history of the paternal side of the author's family. David L. Wolper is executive producer of this acclaimed adaptation of the story Haley was working on when he died. Halle Berry plays Queen, daughter of a slave and a plantation owner. During the turbulent decades of the antebellum South, the Civil war, Reconstruction and beyond, she searches for a home in the two cultures of her heritage-and at times is shunned by both. Rejection and hate are no match for her unconquerable will, however.