The Inheritance (1997) (TV)

Director:

Bobby Roth

Writers (WGA):

Louisa May Alcott (novel)
Maria Nation (teleplay)

Release Date:

6 April 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

At the lush Evenswood estate in Concord, Massachusetts, Edith Adelon, a beautiful orphan, lives as the...

Plot Keywords:

Jewelery | Class Distinction | Louisa May Alcott | Cousin | Social Climber

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy. Another 1 nomination

Cast

Cari Shayne	...	Edith Adelon
Brigitta Dau	...	Amy Hamilton
Paul Anthony Stewart	...	Frederick Arlington
Brigid Brannagh	...	Ida Glenshaw
Max Gail	...	Arliss Johnson
Thomas Gibson	...	James Percy
Tom Conti	...	Henry Hamilton
Meredith Baxter	...	Beatrice Hamilton
Alicia Bergman	...	Emma
Michelle Davison	...	Cook
Henry G. Sanders	...	Blacksmith (as Henry Sanders)
Paul Bartel	...	Doctor
Rob Nilsson	...	Minister
Michael Gallagher	...	Louis

Also Known As:

Louisa May Alcott's The Inheritance

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Greystone Park & Mansion - 905 Loma Vista Drive, Beverly Hills, California, USA

Company:

Alliance Communications Corporation

Quotes:

Ida Glenshaw: James Percy, what a lovely name, but you must hear that absolutly all the time.

Laughter and tears

My roommates and I watched this movie after a long, stressful day, and we laughed and cried. Henry Hamilton steals the show with tasteful humor and well-timed wit. As a Louisa May Alcott story, yes, it's a chick flick and sappy, but even men will love Henry's humor, in addition to a fast-paced horse race and several heated arguments. The music is descriptive; when you first meet "the bad guy," the music takes a foreboding turn. Some lines are cheesy, and Ida will drive you crazy, but all in all, it's a fun, romantic, and enjoyable film the whole family can enjoy, free of nudity and violence and almost entirely void of offensive language. Watch it! (And if you like Henry Hamilton, you'll love the 1985 movie "Saving Grace," in which he stars as the Pope.)