A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion (1982)
1982 · 1h 30m · History, Drama, TV Movie
Genres: History, Drama, TV Movie
Story of Denmark Vesey, who was raised as a slave but bought his freedom. He organized a plot to seize the city and free the black slaves, but this failed and he and others were hanged. Set in Charleston in 1822.
Director: Stan Lathan
Writers: William Hauptman
Music by: Webster Lewis
Cinematography: Larry Pizer
Editor: John Carter, Paul Evans
Cast
Yaphet Kotto as Denmark VesseyNed Beatty as Benjamin HammettAntonio Fargas as Gullah JackCleavon Little as RollaDonald Moffat as Captain VeseyBrock Peters as Morris BrownJames Bond III as Young DenmarkRosalind Cash as PetroniaDavid Harris as Sandy VesseyMary Alice as BeckCyrus Newitt as William JohnsonRoger Robinson as George WilsonMore like this
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