Before Women Had Wings (1997)
In a world of abuse and violence, one person gave her hope
1997 · 1h 36m · Drama, TV Movie
Genres: Drama, TV Movie
An adaptation of Connie May Fowler's 1996 novel tracing the unlikely friendship between a young white girl, daughter of an alcoholic mother and a no-good father, and a tender-hearted but reclusive black woman in the rural South of the '60s.
Director: Lloyd Kramer
Writers: Lloyd Kramer, Connie May Fowler
Music by: Anton Sanko
Cinematography: Ericson Core
Editor: Stephen Semel
Cast
Ellen Barkin as Glory Marie JacksonTina Majorino as Avocet Abigail 'Bird' JacksonOprah Winfrey as Zora WilliamsJulia Stiles as Phoebe JacksonBurt Young as Louis IppolitoJohn Savage as Billy JacksonWilliam Lee Scott as Hank JacksonLouis Crugnali as L.J. IppolitoDavid Hart as SheriffMore like this
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