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6.3/10   94 votes
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Director:
Allan A. Goldstein
Writer:
Virginia Hamilton (novel)
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Release Date:
1998 (Germany) more
Plot:
A young black man and his family move into a home in rural Ohio, and discover that during the Civil... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
A good historical thriller for kids more

Cast

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Howard E. Rollins Jr. ... Walter Small

Shavar Ross ... Thomas Small
Gloria Foster ... Sheila Small
Joe Seneca ... Pluto
Frances Foster ... Great-Grandmother Jeffers
Hardee T. Lineham ... Edgar Carr
Tichina Arnold ... Pesty

Kadeem Hardison ... Mac Darrow

Hank Ross ... Wilbur Darrow
Eugene Clark ... River Ross Darrow
Gene Mack ... Russell Darrow
Richard Mills ... Kenneth Small
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Moses Gunn ... River Lewis Darrow
Alan Rose ... Bounty Hunter
Clarence Williams III ... Mayhew Skinner
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Additional Details

Runtime:
116 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono

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Quotes:
Mayhew Skinner: Dies Drear's been dead a hundred years. He had no family. You had one. And you threw it away while you crawled around here all those days and nights.
Pluto: Mayhew, can't you see, son? This is our legacy, our heritage.
Mayhew Skinner: This isn't our heritage, it's the ART COLLECTION of a rich 19th-century ECCENTRIC! THE ONLY THING THAT'S UNDER HERE THAT'S REALLY OUR HERITAGE ARE THOSE SLAVE REGISTERS! The rest is just earthly goods... and you traded it all for Mother and me.
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Spoofs Night of the Living Dead (1968) more

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1 out of 1 people found the following comment useful:-
A good historical thriller for kids, 24 August 2003
Author: Jim from Fort Collins, Colorado, USA

While I have not read the book and cannot comment on Sarah from London's remarks, I think that labeling a move as "Pretty bad" is pretty bad! This is a movie for kids and adults may laugh about the plot and characters, but it's for kids! My son enjoyed it and was not only entranced, but got an idea about how the Underground Railroad worked! How many kids movies actually teach them something that they probably won't learn in most schools?

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