The Summer of Ben Tyler (1996)
1996 · 1h 50m · Drama
Genres: Drama
Set early during World War II, the film has a lot to say about love, honor, relationships, commitment and power. Keeping their promise to their dying black housekeeper, a white family takes in her teenage mentally-slow son.
Director: Arthur Allan Seidelman
Writers: Robert Inman
Music by: Van Dyke Parks
Cinematography: Neil Roach
Editor: Toni Morgan
Cast
James Woods as Temple RayburnElizabeth McGovern as Celia RayburnLen Cariou as Spencer MaitlandJulia McIlvaine as Nell RayburnKevin Isola as Junius MaitlandClifton James as Chief Sam ThompkinsNovella Nelson as Rosetta TylerAnita Gillette as SuellenRonn Carroll as Judge KragenEd Grady as Dr. RinggoldJudith Ivey as Narrator (voice)More like this
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