Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All (1994) (TV)

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Director:

Ken Cameron

Writers (WGA):

Allan Gurganus (novel)
Joyce Eliason (teleplay)

Release Date:

1 May 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | War

Plot Keywords:

Two Part TV Movie | Civil War | Beautiful Woman | Widow | American Civil War

Awards:

Won 4 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win & 9 nominations

Cast

Diane Lane	...	Lucy Honicut Marsden
Donald Sutherland	...	Capt. William Marsden
Cicely Tyson	...	Castralia, Marsden Family House Slave / Maid
Anne Bancroft	...	Lucy Marsden (age 99-100)
Blythe Danner	...	Bianca Honicut
E.G. Marshall	...	Prof. Taw, Old Folks Home Resident
Gwen Verdon	...	Etta Pell, Old Folks Home Resident
Camille Cooper	...	Shirey Ann Williams, Lucy's best girlhood friend
Maureen Mueller	...	Lady Mardsen
Kathryn Morris	...	Zundro (Sandra)
Wil Horneff	...	Willie Marsden (at 13)
Jesse Zeigler	...	Ned Mardsen (12), Lucy's eldest son
Garette Ratliff Henson	...	Ned Smythe, Willie's best friend (flashback scenes)
Jordan Williams	...	Samuel Honicut
Stephanie Astalos-Jones	...	Ruth Wilgus, Neighbor with telephone

Runtime:

Israel:170 min (2 parts) | 240 min (including commercials) | Argentina:113 min | USA:180 min (DVD version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Argentina:Atp

Filming Locations:

Madison, Georgia, USA

Company:

Konigsberg/Sanitsky Company

Good character portrayals..

I gave this movie a '10' primarily because of the acting skills and filmography. Being a Southerner, at times some movies about the South are a little hard to swallow. I found this movie very interesting as it gave insight not only into situation but the feelings and thoughts of the characters. I especially enjoyed seeing Mr. Ed Grady in the roll of Robert E. Lee. It sometimes amazes me that he is so versatile and yet has not shown up in more movies. I believe we should have more movies in which the actors are so well suited to their parts, rather than just using some of the more established names in the movie industry as 'draws', whether they have the ability to 'become' the character they are portraying or not.