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Words by Heart
1985 · Movie · 106 min · ★ 7.0
FamilyHistory
In the 1900's deep South, a small town’s sole Black family faces the injustice of second-class citizenship where segregation is the law of the land.
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Details
- Years
- 1985
- Release date
- 1985-01-01
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 106 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (1 votes)
Cast & crew
- EC
Ed Call
as Henry Haney
Leo Geter
as Tater Haney
Robert Hooks
as Ben Sills
Charlotte Rae
as Mary Tom Chism
- FR
Fran Robinson
as Lena Sills
- MT
Mary Ellen Thomas
as Mrs. Starnes
Alfre Woodard
as Claudie Sills
- MB
Michael Byers
Directed by Robert Thompson